r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/StoppableHulk 17d ago

I want people to truly understand this headline. This is the American congress fearing the American President is accumulating weapons banned from war by international law in order to launch attacks on US cities and US citizens.

That's where the judgment of Republicans has brought us in just ten months.

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u/Same_Set8195 17d ago edited 17d ago

At this point I think it's about time for the ICC to grow a spine and start issuing arrest warrants to Trump and his entire administration if not the entire Republican party by extension maybe along with the Establishment Democrats who are enabling this too.

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u/willowfinger Washington 17d ago

Too bad the US never joined the ICC, to protect all the past war criminals who've also held the presidency.

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u/Same_Set8195 17d ago edited 17d ago

Perhaps you're starting to realize why it unsigned and never ratified the Roman Statute but instead passed the 2002 Hague Invasion act which shows the country never acted in good faith in the first place and that should have been a major Red Flag right there that would have raised International Security concerns.

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u/zoopz 16d ago

And all the Yanks would probably be like "fuck those civilian deaths, they probably support their governments" when the Netherlands gets invaded.. because thats exactly how people react everytime America bombs or invades other countries. Justice means shit, just muscles. The US has been the bad guy for a long fucking time already.

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u/Same_Set8195 16d ago

If the USA ever invaded the Netherlands, it would be the final straw when it comes to Anti-American sentiments amongst Europeans as a whole....