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-square157fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down150
arrow-up1418arrow-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-square157fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down9·2 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-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoTrump didn’t even try and hide his crimes. He thinks being rich means he can do whatever he wants.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoWell he’s been at it since the 80s and so far it’s been the only thing he’s ever been mostly right about for an extended period…
minus-squareHexadecimalkink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 years agoSo it’s better when they try to hide it?
minus-squaredsmk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 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
Trump didn’t even try and hide his crimes. He thinks being rich means he can do whatever he wants.
Well he’s been at it since the 80s and so far it’s been the only thing he’s ever been mostly right about for an extended period…
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.