Even if he is sucessful in changing the American law to suit his blood-thirsty desire for torture and his disregard for our judicial system, it won't change the fact that he will be breaking the laws of the INTERNATIONAL community. As such, he would still be guilty of war crimes as defined by the Geneva Convention. Of course, the best irony would be if he was tried using the rules he hopes to use on others.
2006-09-18 10:12:01 · 21 answers · asked by Mr. Pink 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The only option is impeachment, for violation of war crimes as defined by federal law (18 USC 2441). That has been confirmed not just by his own admission, but also by the Supreme Court (2006).
Since the US is not a party to the International Criminal Court treaty, that court has no jurisdiction. So the international law argument unfortunately doesn't work. Only Congress has jurisdiction.
And it's truly sad that so many people can't seem to accept reality. When a person publicly admits to committing an action that our own laws define as war crimes, and when the US Supreme Court directly confirms that those laws were violated, the argument that "it never happened" is just irrational delusion.
2006-09-18 10:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
If Bush didn't commit war crimes then why was Gonzalez so concerned about it? Check the last sentence too - very enlightening.
May 17 2004 - The White House's top lawyer warned more than two years ago that U.S. officials could be prosecuted for "war crimes" as a result of new and unorthodox measures used by the Bush administration in the war on terrorism, according to an internal White House memo and interviews with participants in the debate over the issue.
The concern about possible future prosecution for war crimes—and that it might even apply to Bush adminstration officials themselves— is contained in a crucial portion of an internal January 25, 2002, memo by White House counsel Alberto Gonzales obtained by NEWSWEEK. It urges President George Bush declare the war in Afghanistan, including the detention of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters, exempt from the provisions of the Geneva Convention.
2006-09-18 17:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by notme 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Verhofstadt and Chirac already tried that. The Hague wasn't buying because whether it agrees with US law or what the US professes to stand for, he has not violated the Geneva Convention or any other international treaty. He may have violated the airspace of a few sovereign nations but that is not an international crime.
2006-09-18 17:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hell yeah!!! But our society is too complacent to massively uprise and demonstrate like other countries. We are too fat and comfortable on our own couches. Too lazy to get up and make statement. Too lazy to care as long as we are not suffering on a large scale. Even though it's affecting our wallets right now in higher gas prices people STILL don't freakin care. Things will have to get pretty bad, which they will, for people to wake up and smell the coffee. This is what happens when people don't vote. When one person thinks that they can't make a difference. Anybody, you for instance, can bring about change. If you have the passion and the vision to change things. I'm working on global warming and the huge backslide we have done since Bush has been our dick-tator. We all need to stand up and say f you and we are not going to take it in the a*** anymore!
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2006-09-18 17:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by Marissa M 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, all evidence right now is circumstantial. However, once his term is over in 2009, and all his cronies are unemployed and in need of some money, the books will be written. Then they will testify in court, and the cronies will get millions and Bush will be tried for the war crimes we all know he is guilty of.
2006-09-18 17:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes. He should be held responsible for his actions by turning a blind eye on some American troops who were charged of raping and killing some Iraqi civilians!
2006-09-18 17:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by brian 2010 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no international community, the Geneva Convention is to vauge, and I think he's rather tame compared to how I want to see the war carried out.
2006-09-18 17:16:54 · answer #7 · answered by Curious 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
He has not committed any crimes. He has done everything by the book whether you or your leftist pals think otherwise. Get over it and move on with your life. 2008 is coming up soon. Then we will all decide what the future will hold. Unless you don't vote.
2006-09-18 17:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by intelect1 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Would you please point me to the Law Book Of The International Community that you reference?
2006-09-18 17:15:36 · answer #9 · answered by Ray Nagin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, it is deserved but shall never come to pass.
2006-09-18 17:15:03 · answer #10 · answered by Tofu Jesus 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋