TehBamski@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?message-squaremessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down152
arrow-up1422arrow-down1message-squareWhy wasn't former President Bush of the USA, charged with any crimes, when we marched into Afghanistan and Iraq by his orders, under pretenses?TehBamski@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down11·2 years ago Now, why wasn’t Bush charged with any crimes? For the same reason nothing will happen to Putin in Russia. Trump is being charged with crimes
minus-squareJBar2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 years agoTrump is being charged by the US and state governments with violation of US and state laws That’s a far different scenario than an international court attempting to charge and arrest a US president (current or former
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years agoBush lied to congress and the American people. I don’t believe there were no crimes committed by doing that.
minus-squareArchpawn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoIt’s not illegal to lie to the American people. And it’s practically a requirement for office.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoTrump didn’t even try and hide his crimes. He thinks being rich means he can do whatever he wants.
minus-squareHexadecimalkink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 years agoSo it’s better when they try to hide it?
minus-squaredsmk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years ago Trump is being charged with crimes Not for dropping bombs or ordering drone strikes in a different country.
Trump is being charged with crimes
Trump is being charged by the US and state governments with violation of US and state laws
That’s a far different scenario than an international court attempting to charge and arrest a US president (current or former
Bush lied to congress and the American people. I don’t believe there were no crimes committed by doing that.
It’s not illegal to lie to the American people. And it’s practically a requirement for office.
Trump didn’t even try and hide his crimes. He thinks being rich means he can do whatever he wants.
So it’s better when they try to hide it?
Not for dropping bombs or ordering drone strikes in a different country.
As criminals should.