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2. The more the U.S. will be involved in international justice, the more they

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 08:01 PM

Sep 2013

Will have to comply with it in the long term.

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U.S. war crimes ambassador: Assad ‘absolutely’ should be tried for war crimes [View all] Sand Wind Sep 2013 OP

Is he more, less, or just as deserving as Dubya, Chenney, and Rumsfeld? nt Xipe Totec Sep 2013 #1

The more the U.S. will be involved in international justice, the more they Sand Wind Sep 2013 #2

From your lips, to the All Mighty... nt Xipe Totec Sep 2013 #6

They should probably comply first. /nt Ash_F Sep 2013 #8

They who? The Syrian people who will ultimately have the trial? nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #34

Uhhh...what? Ash_F Sep 2013 #39

Follow your own advice and actually read the article. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #40

What are you on about? Ash_F Sep 2013 #41

You would know if you read the article. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #42

Just my thought.. pangaia Sep 2013 #4

We certainly don't have the high moral ground here. Shemp Howard Sep 2013 #19

Dodging the "all war crimes threads need to be made about Bush" meme. Assad definitely should. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #3

US citizens need frequent reminders of their own government's crimes. ronnie624 Sep 2013 #21

Sure they do, and they get them. Should everyone else's crimes be actively dismissed? No. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #22

Let someone with cleaner hands pass judgment. ronnie624 Sep 2013 #23

How does Rapp have dirty hands? ButterflyBlood Sep 2013 #24

Very coherent. You're on the mark. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #26

He has dirty hands because he is the *US* war crimes ambassador. Nihil Sep 2013 #32

Assuming that's true, how does that affect a trial that would be held in Syria, conducted by Syrians stevenleser Sep 2013 #36

Having seen your recent string of non sequitur one-liners above ... Nihil Sep 2013 #44

Article says they are training Syrians to conduct their own trial in the region. stevenleser Sep 2013 #45

The Syrian people are the ones who would conduct the trial, in Syria. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #35

the US government has no moral authority to charge anyone else with war crimes nt msongs Sep 2013 #5

You beat me to it! CanonRay Sep 2013 #7

The US wouldn't be doing so. He would be tried in the region. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #33

Thanks for the snuff pictures warrant46 Sep 2013 #9

War crimes SamKnause Sep 2013 #10

Why didn't we teach the Iraqis to do the same thing Politicalboi Sep 2013 #11

We wouldnt be doing the prosecuting. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #37

I wonder if the Iraqis ever placed their victims of shock and awe side by side by side. dkf Sep 2013 #12

nope - couldn't put all the body parts together . . . ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #16

You just gave me a flashback to a particular scene in Vietnam, 1967. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #27

Sorry about that . . . really ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #29

Ambassador Rapp reminds me of major league baseball getting its knickers all in a indepat Sep 2013 #13

al asad novapress Sep 2013 #14

obama haters say there is no proof Cryptoad Sep 2013 #15

Glad you brought up Obama. RC Sep 2013 #28

So should every war criminal. Hubert Flottz Sep 2013 #17

How about Bush and the rest of his criminal pals ( Cheney, Rice Rumsfeld etc) on point Sep 2013 #18

He can get in line behind Bush, Cheney, ect. L0oniX Sep 2013 #20

absolutely, if the evidence is there then prosecute him. right after Bush, Cheney, Wolfie magical thyme Sep 2013 #25

Defenitely. Bradical79 Sep 2013 #30

I agree. We need an International Tribunal asap. Sunlei Sep 2013 #31

People would do well to read the article. The trial would be conducted in Syria by Syrians. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #38

As should Kissenger dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #43