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The problem with holding the US accountable is that they have a law that'll let their president invade any country that arrests American citizens. Large milita

The problem with holding the US accountable is that they have a law that'll let their president invade any country that arrests American citizens. Large military powers such as China, Russia, and perhaps India, could try to put out warrants, but most ICC signatories would end up having an aircraft carrier parked in front of their capital. I agree that the American war crimes should be treated the same as the Israeli war crimes and the Hamas terrorist attacks, but realistically, this will never happen. The same way the ICC won't ever get their hands on Putin for the invasion of Ukraine, or Xi Jing Ping for the Uyghur genocide. If Israel had nukes and a top-five worldwide military presence, any attempts to go after Netanyahu would be as futile as attempts to convict Bush. The unfortunate fact is that the people with the biggest guns are rarely kept to the same standards as everyone else.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> they have a law that'll let their president invade any country that arrests American citizens Source? > If Israel had nukes It does [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel
- jeroenhd 2y ago
  > Source? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_... Though I did misremember, it's specifically about international courts prosecuting service members and officials. Which, or course, in this case would certainly apply. >It does Interesting, I did not know that. In that case it does surprise me that the ICC went ahead and tried to take action against Israel. Perhaps the fact that Israel has very few allies and too many enemies to use them against most ICC members helps.
  - quickthrowman 2y ago
    > Interesting, I did not know that. In that case it does surprise me that the ICC went ahead and tried to take action against Israel. How does Israel possessing nuclear weapons change anything?
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JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> they have a law that'll let their president invade any country that arrests American citizens Source? > If Israel had nukes It does [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel

jeroenhd 2y ago
> Source? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_... Though I did misremember, it's specifically about international courts prosecuting service members and officials. Which, or course, in this case would certainly apply. >It does Interesting, I did not know that. In that case it does surprise me that the ICC went ahead and tried to take action against Israel. Perhaps the fact that Israel has very few allies and too many enemies to use them against most ICC members helps.
- quickthrowman 2y ago
  > Interesting, I did not know that. In that case it does surprise me that the ICC went ahead and tried to take action against Israel. How does Israel possessing nuclear weapons change anything?

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