𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 年前Why 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?𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square149fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down11·2 年前 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 年前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
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 年前Bush 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 年前It’s not illegal to lie to the American people. And it’s practically a requirement for office.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 年前Trump 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 年前So it’s better when they try to hide it?
minus-squaredsmk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前 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.