When Bush invaded Iraq? without permission from the U.N.?

Question

it was suggested on CNN that after his term in office he could be charged with war crimes.
What are the chances of that ever happening?

Answer 1

yes Bush is a war criminal and to prove it I have included proof
taken verbatim from website listed....
War crimes are violations by a country, its civilians, or its military personnel of the international laws of war. The laws of war are laws that must be obeyed by the United States, its officials and its military, and by the UN. The laws are contained in treaties that the U.S. has signed, for example the Geneva Convention of 1949 on Prisoners of War. They are reflected in what is called customary international law. This law has arisen over hundreds if not thousands of years. All countries must obey it.

War crimes are divided into two broad categories. The first are called crimes against peace. Crimes against peace include the planning, preparation, or initiation of a war of aggression. In other words one country cannot make aggressive war against another country. Nor can a country settle a dispute by war; it must always, and in good faith, negotiate a settlement. The second category are what we can call crimes against humanity; I am including here crimes against civilians and soldiers. These are violations of the rules as to the means and manner by which war is to be conducted once begun. These include the following prohibitions: killing of civilians, indiscriminate bombing, the use of certain types of weapons, killing of defenseless soldiers, ill treatment of POWs and attacks on non-military targets.

Any violation of these two sets of laws is a war crime; if the violations are done on purpose, recklessly or knowingly, they are considered very serious and called grave breaches; Nazis and Japanese following World War II were hanged for such grave breaches.

First, I want to discuss crimes against peace and give you some sense of its application here. This prohibition is embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, the Nuremberg Charter, which is the law under which the Nazis were tried, and a treaty called the Kellogg-Briand pact. As the Nuremberg Charter defines,

Crimes against peace:
Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances;
Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the acts mentioned under (i).
The United Nations Charter is the highest expression of this prohibition on aggressive war and sets down very rigorous rules for avoiding the use of force - rules which were flagrantly violated by the United States and a Security Council it controlled. Article 2131 of the UN Charter requires that international disputes be settled by peaceful means so that international peace, security and justice are not endangered; Article 2141 requires that force shall not by used in any manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of the UN and Article 33 requires that parties to a dispute shall first of all seek a solution by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies, or other peaceful means. Not until all such means are exhausted can force be used.
So, taken together we have two basic rules: a nation cannot plan and make war, and second, if there is a dispute, the nations must exhaust every means of settlement - every means. Even then, only the UN can authorize war....

Answer 2

From all the cover ups & lies etc. he should have been Impeached already! But no nothing will happen since most of my country has been asleep this past 5 years to all the secretive goings on in the White House. He's a good ole boy, & no American wants to indite someone so friendly, with close ties to the oil cartels, & will carry the title former President of the USA ( once he's finished his term).
PS - As to the U.N. rumblings, my fellow countrypersons seem to forget that our former President Roosevelt was a firm believer in the UN charter & that's why he signed the declaration in 1942 & was one of the main persons to out line how the UN would function, etc. In other words he had a heavy hand in the vision of how the UN would work. So when they dismiss or diss the UN, they are also insulting one of our great Presidents!

Answer 3

Bush cannot be charged.

Right now, as a President, he enjoys full diplomatic and state immunity as his actions are on behalf of a state. A state cannot be held to criminal process in a foreign country.

After his term in office, he would be liable to international law. There is no doubt the Iraq war was a deliberate breach of international law and there is a strong case that Bush is responsible for crimes against humanity including torture & genocide.

However, America was smart enough not to sign the treaty that recognised the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Apart from Israel, they are the only UN nation not to sign.

In addition, the Bush Administration introduced a bill in 2002 to make it very clear that nobody can hold them to account for their obvious war crimes. The Defence Authorization Act warns any foreign nation that if US military personnel are taken to The Hague, America will use full military force to invade The Hague and free the accused.

The bill is dubbed The Hague Invasion Act and is part of the US toolkit for systematic human rights abuse, with total immunity from international law

It should be noted that Tony Blair is accountable to international law and there is an active campaign, backed by senior public figures to send him to The Hague.

Answer 4

Pres. Bush did not invade Iraq. We 're in the process of making Iraq a better place for the Iraqis. We started with Iraq and we're killing terrorists there. I have no problem with that at all. We should move on to other terrorist nations before Pres. Bush leaves office. We're all screwed after he's out. There's no politician with enough balls to continue killing terrorists. And screw the UN. They get in the way ,which in turn, indirectly aids the terrorists. So, in other words, they are helping the terrorists because suck at what they do. Right now, I believe the terrorists fear us more than they hate us because Pres. Bush will take action despite the UN. As an American ya gotta love it!

Answer 5

None. The liberals at CNN wish Bush could be charged with war crimes.If we want our enemy to know what we are doing , call CNN.Why should the President of the United States , a sovereign country need the permission to do anything in the world.

Answer 6

Asking that now, while he is still in office, is like asking the person with the gun if there are bullets in it. Only way to find out is to get shot, but given the number of unhappy people in the general American populous, the military, around the world, he'll get there. He may have Altemzers and in diapers by then, but he'll get there. Hitler was tried for War Crimes in Romania in the late 80s.

Justice is a bit slower now than she used to be, probably because she doesn't have as many true followeres aiding her as she used to. Too many people twisting words and playing with language to do any good in this world, but when you @#^$ with something as ancient as Justice you are doomed to failure.

~~ Abaddon

Answer 7

The United States does not need permission from the UN to defend itself.

Charging Bush with war crimes is a delusional liberal wet dream.

I am sure it was on CNN; and the two people who were actually watching CNN believed it.

Answer 8

Slim to none.Ever notice how proudly the U.N. flag flies right next to Iraq flag.The U.N. no longer even serves a purpose they should be abolished.War Crimes ? C.N.N. said that ? I wish I heard that .That is the dumbest thing I ever heard.

Answer 9

heh, wow. bush is the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. he DOES NOT have to answer to the freaking U.N. The U.N. has less power than the chess club at my school. The U.N. might as well be held in a treehouse. No, he will never be charged with "war crimes" because no one who has the power to charge him is that stupid.

Answer 10

Zero. The US does not need permission from the UN to go to war. The UN is an advisory body. It has no more power than countries give it.