but that -IMHO- doesn't mean you're OVER the international community. By refusing to being part of the international jury being formed at this point, you're telling the world that you, as a nation, and your people, as citizens of it, are OVER the rest of the international community.
I disagree. We are chosing to remain a soveriegn nation, and we exercized our rights by not joining a court that is not in our nations security interests. We are not saying we are above the court, we are saying we have so many concerns about it's nature and possible misuse, that we choose not to be a party to it.... and that is our right as a nation. We are not obligated in any way to join any world court, no matter how many other nations have joined it.
Think about our possition: We carry the brunt of most UN and NATO operations. We simply are at a huge risk of being exposed to frivolous actions by countries that simpley do not like us, or just resent us, or maybe have an axe to grind or a point to prove.
I believe that the USA is put in a very different risk catagory and would be very much a target for whomever could write a good sounding, lawyer-speak, nonsense case that the court would buy.
How many countries would dance for joy at the prospect of a US President indicted by thr court, no matter how frivolous the reason? You know that a lot of people would be waiting for any reason to bring Americans before the court.
I am glad we are not going to allow our men and women to be exposed to this world court. Maybe its a good thing, so that we will not join UN peacekeepers and maybe other countries will have to provide the will, manpower and money for future operations.
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