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> Clearly the US is exempt from the war crimes laws, and that needs to change. The US is not exempt from laws relating to war crimes. While it is not a member
by docdeek 5y ago
> Clearly the US is exempt from the war crimes laws, and that needs to change.
The US is not exempt from laws relating to war crimes. While it is not a member of the ICC, it is bound to the laws of war as is any other state.
- trasz 5y agoThat’s an obvious lie. US is extremely loyal to its war criminals - good example is how people responsible for downing Iran Air Flight 655 not only never got punished, but were actually decorated. Even Russia handles this kind of situations better.
- lostlogin 5y agoIt’s not much further back you hit My Lai. However there are more recent examples. The events Eddie Gallagher was involved in are grim. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL)
- rl3 5y ago>Even Russia handles this kind of situations better. Yeah? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17#British_ISC_report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17#Br...
- trasz 5y agoRussia didn’t proudly decorate people responsible for downing an airliner. The US did.
- BiteCode_dev 5y agoThe US went to war against the entire UN vote and suffered no consequence whatsoever, who is going to hold them responsible for breaking the rules of engagement ?
- trasz 5y agoIts opponents. I can easily imagine eg Russia openly claiming that since the international law doesn’t apply to US combatants, they are to be assumed to be terrorists and not soldiers.