Could a Sanders Presidency lead to

[PowerToThePeople]

Could a Sanders Presidency lead to investigations and prosecution of war crimes regarding the invasion of Iraq? Certainly he has the moral footing to pursue such actions if he wished to. Thoughts?

[MohRokTah]

1. No. eom

[PowerToThePeople]

3. I would not expect any other answer

from you. Thanks.

[MohRokTah]

7. Atempting to do so would be the end of his administration.

He/d be a lame duck from the day he attempted on.

[PowerToThePeople]

9. I disagree

I believe it is the correct path forward and the world would embrace and support such efforts.

[MohRokTah]

10. That's unrealistic. eom

[F4lconF16]

18. For once I agree. Nt

[marym625]

2. It is a possibility devoutly to be wished!

[BeyondGeography]

4. If it doesn't he's obviously just another MIC tool

like Obama and all the rest of 'em.

Make him promise NOW!

[treestar]

23. +1!

The fact it is still in question and that he has not declared outright he will prosecute says volumes.

[cantbeserious]

5. In My Dreams - Make It So

eom

[edgineered]

6. His being the only potential CIC who would have the guts

to tell us that there isn't enough combined political power inside the beltway to support investigation or prosecution would not be a question.

[Kalidurga]

8. I would rather move forward myself.

We have a whole lot of issues that need immediate attention. The war against the people in this country needs to be won first and foremost. We need to bring people out of gut wrenching poverty. We need to trim down the MIC to the point it is small enough to drown in a bathtub. Maybe then go after the war criminals.

[PowerToThePeople]

11. Acknowledgment of war crimes

would be a powerful tool to use in downsizing US MIC.

[Cleita]

15. I would not.

Letting war criminals off the hook only leads to more war crimes because it sends the message tha no one is going to prison for them.

[GGJohn]

12. Only if he wants to tear the country apart.

The Congress will never allow for war crimes prosecution and no president is going to send any of the Bush cabal to the Hague for prosecution.

[aspirant]

19. What about bounty hunters,

they could deliver them to the Hague

[GGJohn]

25. They would have to get past the Secret Service protection details first,

good luck with that.
I don't think any bounty hunter would take that assignment, and even if they managed to capture one of them, how would they get them out of the US?

[Travis_0004]

13. Do we also investigat Hilary, since she suppored iraq?

[KingCharlemagne]

26. Not to mention John Kerry. - nt

[Cleita]

14. Probably not. There are too many variables,

but I believe if there is a clear opportunity to do so, I don't believe Bernie would ignore it.

[DawgHouse]

16. Probably not.

Honestly, I don't think anyone will ever answer for those war crimes. Maybe the history books will tell the truth but no charges, at least in our lifetime. JMHO

[Motown_Johnny]

17. I have no idea, which is a good thing

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since with any other candidate I would have no hope at all.

[ericthered1975]

20. Could a Sanders Presidency lead to

I don't think so.

[PowerToThePeople]

21. eys

[treestar]

22. Did he say anything about it?

I would think that would be the crux of it.

[1939]

24. Political capital

Any new president comes in with a certain amount of "political capital". If he spends it on one thing, there is less to spend elsewhere. I am pretty sure that Bernie would rather spend his political capital on income disparity rather than on raw meat for the Cheney haters.r

[KingCharlemagne]

27. I actually think it would be more likely that a Sanders administration could bring a charge of

'fraud' (against the people of the United States), the war crimes and crimes against humanity deriving from that underlying crime of fraud.

'Could-a, should-a, would-a' -- the three most popular phrases heard in Vegas.

[SheilaT]

28. While I sincerely hope Sanders becomes President,

It is far too early, as in 18 months too early, to be speculating on specifics of a Sanders Presidency. Same with a Clinton Presidency 2 for the Hillary supporters.

[Chan790]

29. It shouldn't.

Prosecution of previous administrations by subsequent administrations sets a terrible precedent and is explicitly-not-done as a matter of not mere-decorum but the continued well-functioning of the Republic. I'd go so far as to say it should be codified as a matter of law that no President or administration should be permitted to do so.

Riddle me this...what stops a subsequent Republican administration from seeking prosecution in federal or international courts against members of this or any Democratic administration for any discretionary decisions of the administration they disagree with which they believe they can pursue? The charges don't even have to be legitimate if the means exists to venue-shop which it certainly does for the DoJ.

The Republic will fail eventually unless Sanders or any Democratic nominee takes it off the table. It should have been permanently forebeared in the law even by now to prevent reprisal prosecution of previous administrations.

[JEB]

30. He would give it more consideration

IMHO than any of the other candidates.

[Historic NY]

31. How would he since its requires the legislative & judical branches...

of which he has no control or authority over.

[jeff47]

32. Probably not. With other former leaders and war crimes

they were either charged very shortly after the events, or many decades later. (ex. Pinochet)

Obama had a window, decided not to take it because Republicans in Congress would make it so difficult to do anything. Boy that sounds oddly familiar.

So it will probably be left alone for another decade or so.

[PowerToThePeople]

34. Sadly, I may have to agree with you. n/t

[L0oniX]

33. I'd settle for them "folks" being kicked out of the country by some "folks".

[Sheepshank]

35. Well this would be a clear policy difference...Good question

He should be willing to make a statement. Who will ask?

I see Obama has been bashed over this here on DU quite frequently. Then reading the gentle responses on behalf of Sanders, I suspect there are too many that gently don't want to put Sanders in that position of verbalizing an opinion that may not be realistic or reasonable.

Along the same lines....is Bernie ready to prosecute bankers the minute he gets into office?