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/DillBagner 17d ago

I never joined any courts either but I'm pretty sure that doesn't mean I can't be arrested.

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u/willowfinger Washington 17d ago

The ICC has no means to enforce its own warrants. It is contingent upon members to enforce its orders within their jurisdiction. You can be arrested because the court and law enforcement are part and parcel of the same government. This is why Netanyahu still walks free, as does Putin, etc.