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0 pointskergonath5y ago0 comments

> They literally have a casus belli to invade the netherlands.

> To be honest, I do not find this to be that absurd.

What? This is the definition of absurdity.

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dependenttypes5y ago· 2 in thread

...if they arrest a service member

I am not saying that it is not absurd, just that it is not that absurd.

kergonathOP5y ago

Well, the US government can call this any way they want, good luck finding countries to agree that it is a valid one. So, sorry, still absurd sabre rattling. And oddly specific wording, which only applies to this particular court.

The UN charter prevents war except in specific situations, which do not include someone being indicted for war crimes. Of course it didn’t stop the US before, but the mere idea of the US attacking a NATO ally that’s also a member state of the EU is bonkers, even after 4 years of Trump.

dependenttypes5y ago

> Well, the US government can call this any way they want

"this"?

> The UN charter prevents war except in specific situations, which do not include someone being indicted for war crimes. Of course it didn’t stop the US before

So it is useless.

> but the mere idea of the US attacking a NATO ally that’s also a member state of the EU is bonkers, even after 4 years of Trump.

It is certainly not the first time that the US has made such threats. Whether it is likely to act on it I do not know - in the same spirit though, isn't the work of the ICC bonkers? It is not like the US going to just send their service member there out of their goodwill.

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