TehBamski@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?message-squaremessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down151
arrow-up1429arrow-down1message-squareWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?TehBamski@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square166fedilink
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·10 months agoStarting a war is illegal under international law. People have hanged for it.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·10 months agoSometimes, sometimes it isn’t. Specifically what would you have charged him with, and what evidence would have convicted him?
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoCrimes against the peace. The evidence is he started a war in Iraq. It’s not complicated.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoYes, it is. Merely starting a war isn’t justification for prosecution in the ICC. That’s not how the laws work.
minus-squareRandomlyAssigned@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·10 months agoThere is no such thing as international law despite what you’ve heard
minus-squaredudinax@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoThere’s laws written, courts. They’ve arrested people, tried them, and punished the convicted. You can call it whatever dumb word you want to call it.
Starting a war is illegal under international law. People have hanged for it.
Sometimes, sometimes it isn’t. Specifically what would you have charged him with, and what evidence would have convicted him?
Crimes against the peace. The evidence is he started a war in Iraq. It’s not complicated.
Yes, it is. Merely starting a war isn’t justification for prosecution in the ICC. That’s not how the laws work.
There is no such thing as international law despite what you’ve heard
There’s laws written, courts. They’ve arrested people, tried them, and punished the convicted. You can call it whatever dumb word you want to call it.