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Which politicians? The ones that sent the troops over there to take the country from the Taliban or the ones that wanted the troops back?
by Darmody 5y ago
Which politicians? The ones that sent the troops over there to take the country from the Taliban or the ones that wanted the troops back?
- trasz 5y agoThe ones who initiated it, or cooperated in any way. It’s not particularly hard, you just need to stop pretending it’s any different from, say, Mussolini.
- Darmody 5y agoAnd which ones initiated it? The ones that sent the troops, the ones that armed the Afghans to fight against the soviets decades ago? Or the foreign officials that helped the Taliban with money and logistics? All the NATO officials? It's particularly hard when you want executions but the only one you can name is Mussolini.
- trasz 5y agoWe’re are talking about one particular war - arming Taliban decades ago is a separate issue. It’s trivially easy to name the main perpetrators, starting with the USA president who made that decision. Sure, the further down the chain of command you go, the more diluted it is, so you need to stop somewhere - but it’s not any different from the fascist Italy case, or any other organized case of crimes against humanity.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoWhat point are you trying to make with all these rhetorical questions? The purpose of investigations and prosecutions is to uncover these criminals and warmongers and bring them to justice. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, etc. These wars and genocides and destabilizing and destroying these countries didn't just organically come about through nobody's fault. There are warmongers and war profiteers and traitors involved, and they need to be brought to justice.