From: Gene McAloon 

On Fri, 16 May 2003 21:25:17 +0200, Thees Peereboom  wrote:

>A few months, maybe a year ago, US Congress signed a law that allowed the
>US to invade any country in which US citizens were brought to trial for
>supposed warcrimes. The direct reason of this law was the founding of the
>International Court for War Crimes in The Hague. The United States were one
>of the few countries that didn't ratify the treaty that was the basis of
>this International Court.

Thees,

If you had specifically mentioned the new international court I wouldn't
have questioned what you said.

Yes, Congress did pass a law or was that a resolution?  I don't remember. Either
way, it was as farce. Were Iran or Saudi Arabia, for example, to charge American
soldiers with war crimes, does anyone really believe the US would invade
either country?  Were some judge in Belgium or Spain were to do so, does
anyone see any
possibility of the US invading those countries? I think not. Congress was
blustering as it often does. Forget that nonsensical law/resolution.

Gene

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