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yurbud

(39,405 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2013, 12:53 PM Dec 2013

does any government have standing to arrest bush at Mandela's funeral? [View all]

or even make a credible threat of arresting him for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iraq and Afghan Wars?

that would remind people that his crimes have gone unpunished, and remind his victims and him that we haven't forgotten.

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does any government have standing to arrest bush at Mandela's funeral? [View all] yurbud Dec 2013 OP

if they want our presidential delegation to be bipartisan send Papa instead of baby bush yurbud Dec 2013 #1

No. No government is that stupid. nt hack89 Dec 2013 #2

but one is stupid enough to take the moral equivalent of Pol Pot to a Gandhi's funeral yurbud Dec 2013 #6

I am sure President Obama knows what he is doing. nt hack89 Dec 2013 #7

Oh how I wish. Terra Alta Dec 2013 #3

If so dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #4

Um...has the ICC issued a warrant I wasn't aware of? tritsofme Dec 2013 #10

They don't need to. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #12

Yes, they do need to and they haven't. former9thward Dec 2013 #20

The closest analogy I can give you dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #24

No legal authority has ever issued a warrant. former9thward Dec 2013 #26

You understand much less about the ICC than you think tritsofme Dec 2013 #29

No entity of legal authority or person Ranchemp. Dec 2013 #30

That would possibly discredit the memory of Mandela frazzled Dec 2013 #5

Since you've mentioned the 1995 World Cup dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #8

did Declerks body count number in the six to seven figures? yurbud Dec 2013 #14

No US President is going to allow one of his predecessors, regardless of party, to be arrested, Lurks Often Dec 2013 #9

Unless that prez gives a shit about justice. polichick Dec 2013 #13

Unless that President wants to end up in jail himself Lurks Often Dec 2013 #15

Bush did it more obviously and arguably with the least real justification yurbud Dec 2013 #19

Doesn't change what I posted, Lurks Often Dec 2013 #28

I agree--which doesn't exonerate them or Bush yurbud Dec 2013 #32

And what about President Obama? Lurks Often Dec 2013 #37

Yes, but not in the same league as Bush yurbud Dec 2013 #40

It's sickening. Pres. Obama had the world behind him... polichick Dec 2013 #21

Being a US President is the world's most exclusive club n/t Lurks Often Dec 2013 #27

So covering for war crimes is just part of the club rules? polichick Dec 2013 #34

My posts have been very clear Lurks Often Dec 2013 #36

Heaven forbid someone suggest that a U.S. prez NOT break int'l law... polichick Dec 2013 #38

That wasn't what the OP was about and I wouldn't get your hopes up about it happening. n/t Lurks Often Dec 2013 #39

Bush has got some weird thing with Africa tina tron Dec 2013 #11

you just gave the most persuasive counter argument: yurbud Dec 2013 #18

VIDEO: BUSH AFRICA DANCE yurbud Dec 2013 #41

Does it have to do with his HIV/AIDS programs there? polichick Dec 2013 #23

He's done far more good for Africa than he ever did for America. WilliamPitt Dec 2013 #25

If that country wants erased from the map, sure. n/t 1awake Dec 2013 #16

You bet. Ours does. Vox Moi Dec 2013 #17

It's a disgrace - and also strips us of even the pretense of moral authority. polichick Dec 2013 #22

Would be nice. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #31

Its an extremely unlikley event given that Blair is going too. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #33

I doubt it. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #35