The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been threatened consequences by Israeli and U.S. officials in case it were to issue arrest warrants for war crimes in the Israel-Palestine war. [Al Jazeera]
It went so bad that the ICC needed to issue a statement that such methods of intimidations do not work and also violate the Rome Statute. [ICC]
The USA has had an on-and-off relationship with the Rome Statute, and generally doesn't recognize the ICC decisions against their own war criminals, so we may enter another phase of history where committing genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression (the four things the ICC can issue international arrest warrants for) will once again no longer have consequences.
@ErikUden inb4 the us ends up using the hague invasion act
@lexd0g another important fact!
https://www.hrw.org/news/2002/08/03/us-hague-invasion-act-becomes-law
The US can legally invade the Hague (International Criminal Court and ICJ) in case they don't like a decision they're making.
@Snowshadow @ErikUden @lexd0g yeah that was his whole justification for the Iraq war
@waitworry @Snowshadow @ErikUden @lexd0g And then others started to copy and here we are
@waitworry Oh I remember those days...the American news...ugh.@ErikUden @lexd0g
@Snowshadow @ErikUden @lexd0g Didn't Obama basicly follow his lead?
@kikebenlloch I think it has always been like this only less out in the open.@ErikUden @lexd0g
@Snowshadow @ErikUden @lexd0g It's only worsened, only a seriously messed up nation would have to choose between a madman and the main material supporter of a genocide.
@kikebenlloch Don't blame the entire nation. There are many forces driving the political scene. Blame those in positions of power and please don't give me the usual response, "but voters!!". Voters can and have been manipulated-look at the rise of Hitler for example. His strategy was effective and Trump and those behind him know that...same for other authoritarian governments.
The US has been interfering with global politics for many decades- they aren't the only country.
@ErikUden @lexd0g