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[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Fun fact! In 2002 the US passed a law allowing themselves to invade the Hague in case any high-ranking US officials ended up on trial there.

Which I'm sure they passed in the year between 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq just by coincidence, and they weren't expecting any shady shit to go down at all.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

How would that work? Wouldn't that be an act of ~~war~~ unprovoked aggression per the UN charter?

[–] thantik 22 points 1 year ago

No no, don't you know that we don't do "war" any more? We do "operations" now. War is totally different. Then we have to obey Geneva conventions and all sorts of other hairy stuff. Our politicians have decided as long as we don't call it "war" then we're fine.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 10 points 1 year ago

Well, you know, the US always considered the international treaties to be more akin to suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I mean what are they gonna do, send them to the Hague?

[–] Arbiter 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it would be.

It’s geopolitical dick wagging, not a law that was actually needed or does anything.

[–] Son_of_dad 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why I maintain that Trump will never go to prison.. The u.s government itself would never allow it. They'll likely help him stay out on appeals till he dies, that's gonna be the worst punishment he'll get. I think the government would have him killed and made it to look like an accident before they ever allow him to set foot in prison.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The US government will allow Trump to go to an American jail. This is like ruling over like. The US government would never allow Trump to go a foreign jail, no matter how much he deserved it.

[–] Son_of_dad 5 points 1 year ago

I think there are enough people in power who will use the "one of our presidents in jail will hurt our country" excuse, or they'll fear reprisal from the maga cult, that they'll let him walk. I hope I'm wrong, but the u.s pulls this shit all the time.