Trump to International Criminal Court: Don't touch our servicemen, or elseAmerican Thinker, Mar 19, 2019, Peter Skurkiss
Last week, the Trump administration in the person of secretary of state Mike Pompeo gave the European international set another swift and deserved kick in the derrière. That's when the secretary of state made it known that the U.S. will not grant visas to members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) who attempt to come here to investigate any alleged war crimes by members of the American military in Afghanistan. The ICC has been making noises to that effect. Pompeo also said economic sanctions could follow if the ICC persists.
Before getting into the matter, some background on the ICC is useful.
The ICC is an international tribunal centered in The Hague, Netherlands. It claims to have the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for international crimes ranging from genocide to war crimes to crimes of aggression. This "court" was birthed by the Rome Statute in July 2002.
As of this writing, 124 countries have signed on to the treaty. Here is the list.
The United States most definitely did not sign on, as it views the ICC as a threat to national sovereignty. As the treaty was wrangling its way going through the approval process in 2000, President Clinton decided not submit it to the U.S. Senate for approval, nor would he recommend that his successor do so.
More:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/trump_to_international_criminal_court_dont_touch_our_servicemen_or_else.html
