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The American Service-Members' Protection Act of 2002, also known as the "Hague Invasion Act", gives the President of the U.S. legal authority to invade the Neth
by tristanj 2mo ago
The American Service-Members' Protection Act of 2002, also known as the "Hague Invasion Act", gives the President of the U.S. legal authority to invade the Netherlands to free detained U.S. service members imprisoned by the International Criminal Court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...
- leoh 2mo agoI feel dumb but how is this related?
- SanjayMehta 2mo agoI think it's an oblique threat. Just recently Trump made a direct threat on the bond markets. https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-suggests-he-can-use-the-military-on-bond-markets-if-we-have-to-use-that-we-will/ https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-suggests-he-can-use-...
- drivingmenuts 2mo agoHow would that even work? Park tanks on Wall Street and point them at stockbrokers?
- mafuy 2mo agoHis chain of thought has a length not beyond his nose. It's typical for dementia, and I have to see it all the time with my parent. Only the very last sentence is kept in mind, all other context is mostly gone. I wish a reporter would ask him what question he heard and answered, because I'm sure he would be unable to correctly answer.
- throw0101d 2mo ago> How would that even work? Park tanks on Wall Street and point them at stockbrokers? People are not quite sure, but Krugamn (for one) is willing to fight: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK20wZ0ofwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK20wZ0ofwY
- fennecfoxy 2mo agoSo America thinks its above the ICC then? Explains a lot, lmao.
- Yiin 2mo agoicc is as strong as it can enforce its strength, if no one can challenge you, you don't play by the same rules everyone else do. Pretending otherwise is asking for trouble.
- selivanovp 2mo agoA lot of countries never recognized ICC's jurisdiction over them, USA included.
- glimshe 2mo agoRussia, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan and India are also non-signatories, among many others. The ICC exists mostly for political statements.
- quickthrowman 2mo agoYes? Nation-states like the US (and China) are more powerful than any international organization and power dictates what happens in international relations. I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying it is what it is.