In short, that bill passed in congress to allow Americans to sue Saudi Arabia or other countries, appears to make it possible for others to sue us (or something like that), JASTA.
Iraqi group sees opportunity for US compensation in light of JASTA
An Iraqi group is pressing the country’s parliament to ask for US compensation in light of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) that was recently approved by the Congress in Washington, Al Arabiya News Channel reported Saturday.
JASTA has been thrusted into the limelight after Congress overrode US President Barack Obama’s veto of the potential bill. If passed, JASTA would allow US citizens to sue Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
While many states have criticized JASTA for its potential of eroding the principle of sovereign immunity and changing international law, the lobbyist group Arab Project in Iraq sees their opportunity to ask for compensation from the United States over violations by the US forces following US invasion that saw the toppling of late President Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Read More At: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/10/02/Iraqi-group-sees-opportunity-for-US-compensation-if-JASTA-implemented.html
So, it becomes the proverbial "can of worms".
