tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post5974192530150881229..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: Can The ICC Charge President Obama For Launching "Illegal Wars" In Afghanistan And Elsewhere?War News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-13148135623364754712010-01-31T11:36:01.011-05:002010-01-31T11:36:01.011-05:00Thank you Vigilante for your comment.
Good questi...Thank you Vigilante for your comment.<br /><br />Good question, how do you make leaders elected democratically accountable for their decisions. <br /><br />On the one hand, you vote them out. On the other hand, you may prosecute them .... but this is a slippery slope that I am sure most people do not want to go down. It is always easy .... with hindsight .... to judge the decisions that our political leaders have made. The real debate is before the decision is made .... which for the Iraq War Resolution there was more than enough.<br /><br />77 US Senators and 296 members from Congress voted for the Iraq war resolution in October, 2002. Should they be charged under some UN war crimes court for their vote.<br /><br />I think not.WNU Editornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-15511922983678455172010-01-31T09:13:07.018-05:002010-01-31T09:13:07.018-05:00So what's good enough to do with leaders (even...So what's good enough to do with leaders (even democratic leaders)who are found to have deliberately manipulated the findings of their intelligence services to justify unprovoked aggression, invasion and occupation?Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.com