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In reply to the discussion: For those saying Obama would be a war criminal for attacking Syria and should be impeached [View all]morningfog
(18,115 posts)29. That video does not change the international law. Without the UN or an attack on us, any strike
would be a war crime. Even if it is the moral thing to do (which I think it is not), it is not a legal act to take. Two war crimes do not make a right.
That is not the same as saying he should be sent to the Hague or impeached.
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For those saying Obama would be a war criminal for attacking Syria and should be impeached [View all]
arely staircase
Sep 2013
OP
I agree, i don't think he could be impeached for doing what his oath requires. I don't like wars
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#1
There is a international treaty against chemical warfare from 1925, it is part of protect and defend
Thinkingabout
Sep 2013
#33
Obviously ignorance reigns. The articles of impeachment set a very high standard. We would have
lumpy
Sep 2013
#4
Syria signed the CBW treaty . . . when she was a French mandate. That's like saying we
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#15
Syria is not a signatory of the cw treaty. It is a signatory of the GC.
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2013
#19
Sorry, Jack. I don't makes the rules. If you're not under threat of imminent attack, international
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#14
I'm not saying any of those things, but your entire premise is whack. Your assertion is that no
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#16
He needs sanction by an international body (UN) to attack another country
hooverville29
Sep 2013
#18
That video does not change the international law. Without the UN or an attack on us, any strike
morningfog
Sep 2013
#29