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Thanks a lot to @WalkerBragman for asking @RoKhanna the question I submitted (whether he supports joining the ICC). I must say though, I& #39;m pretty disappointed in this answer.
It& #39;s not fair for the U.S. to only be involved in the ICC to the extent that it uses it as a weapon against countries it doesn& #39;t like, ignoring the very standards it holds others to. In the case of Barack Obama, Khanna says he doesn& #39;t support having the ICC try him. But why not?
Obama was warned by lawyers *within his own administration* that selling weapons to Saudi Arabia could implicate him in war crimes (he then proceeded to sell them anyway). When even his own lawyers admit this, surely a trial is warranted? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-us-arms-deals-yemen-war-crimes-a7355771.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl...
Khanna agrees that arming Saudi Arabia makes the United States complicit in war crimes - but he doesn& #39;t think the U.S. should be held legally liable? https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/1111420454609129473">https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/...
Khanna should heed the words of Benjamin Ferencz, a chief Nuremberg prosecutor who since prosecuting Nazi war criminals has made the creation and continued development of the International Criminal Court his life& #39;s work. Let no nation be above the law. https://benferencz.org/articles/2005-2009/heed-the-lesson-of-nuremburg-let-no-nation-be-above-the-law/">https://benferencz.org/articles/...
I recognize that Khanna has worked to end U.S. support for the Saudi war on Yemen and I appreciate that. But simply opposing atrocities is not enough. Unless we hold those responsible accountable, the atrocities will continue.
