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The US is friends with the regime that has the war crime tribunal, and Russia is not. In the end such things are disappointingly simple.
by krageon 5y ago
The US is friends with the regime that has the war crime tribunal, and Russia is not. In the end such things are disappointingly simple.
- detaro 5y agoNeither the US nor Russia (nor China) recognize Den Haag as having authority over them. The US even has a law authorizing the president to use military force to prevent it from prosecuting US service members. It's pretty much irrelevant when it comes to any of those countries. And even outside of that, has ever anyone been prosecuted that didn't comprehensively loose the respective war?
- belter 5y agoThe US is not a friend of the country as it made a law saying they would invade the Netherlands if required. "The new law authorizes the use of military force to liberate any American or citizen of a U.S.-allied country being held by the court, which is located in The Hague. This provision, dubbed the "Hague invasion clause," has caused a strong reaction from U.S. allies around the world, particularly in the Netherlands. " "U.S.: 'Hague Invasion Act' Becomes Law" https://www.hrw.org/news/2002/08/03/us-hague-invasion-act-becomes-law https://www.hrw.org/news/2002/08/03/us-hague-invasion-act-be...