TehBamski@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year 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-square150fedilinkarrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down11·1 year 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-up24·1 year 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-down2·1 year 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-21 year agoIt’s not illegal to lie to the American people. And it’s practically a requirement for office.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year 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-down4·1 year agoSo it’s better when they try to hide it?
minus-squaredsmk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year 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.