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[–] 113 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (12 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.

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  • [+] 34 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago* (5 children)

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

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years 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.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 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.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years 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.

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