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John Kerry Syria Chemical Weapons FULL Speech. KERRY: SYRIA ATTACK 'A MORAL OBSCENITY' (Original Post) Sand Wind Aug 2013 OP
Don't charge in, file charges at the Hague. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #1
I think USA are no longer state partie of Hague.... Sand Wind Aug 2013 #2
Yep. Warmongers back away from peace laws RobertEarl Aug 2013 #3
The Bush Years were a time of "unsigning". Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #5
Kerry SamKnause Aug 2013 #4
I couldn't agree more. Mr_Jefferson_24 Aug 2013 #8
There's not much he said that couldn't be said tblue Aug 2013 #11
Most of our politicians are not known to be very self aware. nt cpwm17 Aug 2013 #12
Questions before pulling the trigger on Syria ---> Petrushka Aug 2013 #6
Long on emotional rhetoric, short on facts n/t markpkessinger Aug 2013 #7
That's because, as with Iraq, Libya, Yemen and... Mr_Jefferson_24 Aug 2013 #9
Reminds me a little of the Colin Powell speech to the UN. fasttense Aug 2013 #10
 

Sand Wind

(1,573 posts)
2. I think USA are no longer state partie of Hague....
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 04:05 PM
Aug 2013

Three of these states—Israel, Sudan and the United States—have informed the UN Secretary General that they no longer intend to become states parties and, as such, have no legal obligations arising from their former representatives' signature of the Statute

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
3. Yep. Warmongers back away from peace laws
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 04:22 PM
Aug 2013

How can they make war while acting like they believe in peace? Bush did that and was laughed at and condemned. Today's warmongers have wised up.

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)
4. Kerry
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 04:22 PM
Aug 2013

If any country on this planet would know about moral obscenity, it would be the invading, occupying, droning, bombing, torturing, coup friendly, sanction enforcing, world wide spy network aka the United States.

The hypocrisy is sickening !!!!

Mr_Jefferson_24

(8,559 posts)
9. That's because, as with Iraq, Libya, Yemen and...
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 06:56 PM
Aug 2013

... many other conflicts the U.S. has been involved in, including Vietnam as Kerry could attest, the facts are a wee bit inconvenient.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
10. Reminds me a little of the Colin Powell speech to the UN.
Tue Aug 27, 2013, 01:07 PM
Aug 2013

It was the speech that convinced me the Iraq war was needed. I will never forgive Powell and I wont be fooled again.

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