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Pholus

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27. I expect the world to be a better place 60 years later.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #15)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:25 PM

Sep 2013

You? You want to use 60 year old crimes as an excuse for why we keep committing them today.

Yet another tired refrain of that same old, whining spineless "we're so helpless" bullshit.

It's far more likely that I will read (yet another) history book than it will be for you to fix your particular problem.

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Re: Obama & Syria: You know what would really impress me (and probably change the world) [View all] librechik Sep 2013 OP

Current Presidents prosecuting the most recent president is a recipe geek tragedy Sep 2013 #1

Balderdash ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #2

or they could decide not to be criminals because there are real penalties. n/t librechik Sep 2013 #4

Because the next President of course wouldn't use trumped up charges geek tragedy Sep 2013 #7

as you point out, lack of punitive response to REAL crimes led to kangaroo courts etc. librechik Sep 2013 #10

Problem is that Presidents are political animals, and geek tragedy Sep 2013 #12

I'm not talking about 08. We know what happened there (?) librechik Sep 2013 #13

There you have it: at least one DU'er thinks the "rule of law" is dead then. Pholus Sep 2013 #14

Should FDR/Truman have been put in prison for putting innocent geek tragedy Sep 2013 #15

yes on interning Japanese, syphilis,and firebombs. Prosecute German/Japanese atrocities TOO librechik Sep 2013 #18

So, this rule of law never did exist, did it? nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #19

no it has never existed. Not saying it ever did. Just wondering librechik Sep 2013 #21

Nations don't put their own elected leaders on trial, as a general rule. nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #22

that's why the ICC. US crimes should be subject to that. n/t librechik Sep 2013 #23

War crimes tribunals are victors' justice. geek tragedy Sep 2013 #24

You might want to talk to Mr. Morsi about that. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #25

Hmm, are you trying to make my point for me? nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #26

I expect the world to be a better place 60 years later. Pholus Sep 2013 #27

Exactly. If we were concerned about international norms we would sign the ICC. dkf Sep 2013 #3

True. polichick Sep 2013 #20

I'd like to know how he could do that sharp_stick Sep 2013 #5

I dunno--everything I described (except the ICC, perhaps) can be done with executive orders. librechik Sep 2013 #11

Yes,we should call the U.S. a hypocritical war criminal state,then we should sufrommich Sep 2013 #6

Really? I Think there might be such a huge surge of the electorate in FAVOR of this solution librechik Sep 2013 #9

you really think the majority of US citizens want to see bush and cheney, condi, ect, locked up for dionysus Sep 2013 #16

with all due respect, I live on the planet where justice is served and citizens can trust librechik Sep 2013 #17

If we just joined the ICC that would go a long way to achieving this, but that is not about pampango Sep 2013 #8