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QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
No, this is geopolitics, a wholly amoral arena.
It was fucking stupid though.
It was fucking stupid though.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@QuixoticSoul Crime is a legal consideration. It was illegal under international law. Geopolitics doesn't change that.
It is an excuse but it doesn't change the legality.
It is an excuse but it doesn't change the legality.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow International law for the little people.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@QuixoticSoul That is the attitude for sure. But it doesn't make it right or legal.
Bush did it because being a war criminal actually improves your election prospects in the US. That should make Americans stop and think. Clearly something is very wrong.
Bush did it because being a war criminal actually improves your election prospects in the US. That should make Americans stop and think. Clearly something is very wrong.
Sharon · F
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Whether it's a crime depends on who wins. If Germany had won WW2, the allies would have been convicted of war crimes instead of the Nazis.
Now there are reports that the Taliban, are executing those who helped the invading forces (viz. the US and UK.), just as Saddam Hussein was executed by the winners of the Iraq invasion.
Now there are reports that the Taliban, are executing those who helped the invading forces (viz. the US and UK.), just as Saddam Hussein was executed by the winners of the Iraq invasion.
