As the US loses its superpower status due to poor leadership, can foreign nations start holding our troops accountable? Will chimp's stormtroopers squawk about just following orders?
2007-01-16 13:11:30 · 10 answers · asked by Monkey Boy 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Eventually they will be tried for war crimes. Just like George Bush and Tony Blair
2007-01-16 13:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by BRITS OUT 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
1. The U.S. is far from loseing its "superpower" status.
2. No, U.S. troops can not be tried for war crimes. Troops are rarely tried for war crimes in any country. Nazi troops where not tried for war crimes.
3. Leadership gets tried for warcrimes, (i.e. Officers) and also goverment officials and leaders (i.e. the President, Chiefs of Staff etc.)
The troops are there to fight a war that the goverment has sanctioned. They are not guilty of anything for that. If they break the rules of war (Genevea Convention) then they are subject to trial by the U.S. goverment.
The Idea of U.S. Military officers to getting tried for warcrimes by a foriegn goverment is a joke. There would have to be some sort of orginized atrocities happening for that even to be brought up. But yes it is possible if war-crimes became common place.
2007-01-16 21:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by jwbout 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They ought not be on accountability, they are progressing with many disturbances, and I might add some are ready to rebuke and forget not on account of insult and disrespect applied with hardships. We do not forget this is a long war and many are not contented nor seeing any money for their interests or simpathy. Common people around the globe feel distressed and somehow comitted to Iraq´s peace, yet overcoming and providing never helps in winning a war, out of dilemma and moral, beneficial to local army, not courageous yet troubled people with a commitment for vengeance not for tyrany or fanatism. Whether we choose to believe there is fanatism in Islam, there is still the pending maneuver of making this ordeal into an armistice with no chancelorships or treaties, very much legally, to general claim or rebuke of command. Are there any peace corps from closeby countries there? this is an enactment banner by the united nations and in dispute of Geneva Convention.
2007-01-16 21:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Manny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Following orders was disregarded as a defense in the Nurenburg trials, I imagine the same thing would happen if US soldiers were on trial. That's why we have to stay on top of events like Haditha and take care of the stuff in house.
2007-01-16 21:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by I'll Take That One! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of even their attitudes towards killing during wartime, soldiers cannot be held accountable to other nations for following orders. They can be caught and executed as prisoners of war are often done, but not held accountable for war crimes. For they would not be there without a leader placing them there.
2007-01-16 21:18:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The US charges it's own troops when they commit crimes. This "stormtroopers" line is pure communist BS!
2007-01-16 21:15:28 · answer #6 · answered by ddey65 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
only if they commit a crime against the rules of war by the UN council, the one that do we try for war crimes, and they go to prison
2007-01-16 21:15:35 · answer #7 · answered by jokerswild 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is not going to lose it's superpower status, and we don't have storm troopers.
2007-01-16 21:28:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say how the Chinese will deal w. you in 10 years.
2007-01-16 21:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's too funny, a liberal actually used the word leadership...
2007-01-17 00:34:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋