Trump provides evidence for his war crimes trial

[donquixote99]

Speaking today at the CIA, Trump said the following:

Trump also asserted his oft-stated belief that the United States bungled its exit from the country by not taking Iraq’s oil. “If we kept the oil, we wouldn’t have had ISIS in the first place,” Trump reasoned, saying that was how the Islamic State terrorist group made its money.

“The old expression, to the victor belong the spoils,” Trump said. He added, “We should’ve kept the oil. But, okay, maybe we’ll have another chance.” --Washington Post

Shows plan to wage war with intent to pillage. Pillage happens to be a war crime. See discussion here: https://www.justsecurity.org/33040/t...age-iraqi-oil/

[MrPots]

There appear to be many things our president doesn't "get". Playing nice with the underprivileged masses is going to be hard for him. Rules that apply to everyone else don't seem to apply to him.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Speaking today at the CIA, Trump said the following:



Shows plan to wage war with intent to pillage. Pillage happens to be a war crime. See discussion here: https://www.justsecurity.org/33040/t...age-iraqi-oil/

Wasn't that a selling point of the Iraqi war?--that the oil would pay for the war.

BTW is the US signed on to this world court business?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Wasn't that a selling point of the Iraqi war?--that the oil would pay for the war.

BTW is the US signed on to this world court business?

The vast quantities of Iraq oil were supposed to drive the price way down, and fund nation building. No one said we'd steal the oil as i recall it....

No one asked the Germans if they were signed on to the Nuremberg court business. Trump gets my vote as 'most likely to land us in a situation like that.'

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

The vast quantities of Iraq oil were supposed to drive the price way down, and fund nation building. No one said we'd steal the oil as i recall it....

No one asked the Germans if they were signed on to the Nuremberg court business. Trump gets my vote as 'most likely to land us in a situation like that.'

Geez you are really naive when it comes to the US versus the rest of the world.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Geez you are really naive when it comes to the US versus the rest of the world.

Seems like an uncalled for personal attack Dondi. All I can say is don't be surprised or whine if you get it back in spades, my friend.

[Oerets]

So I guess we need to use the oil up as fast as it will burn! Never a single thought of the next to follow? Maybe because there will be none?



Barney

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

The vast quantities of Iraq oil were supposed to drive the price way down, and fund nation building. No one said we'd steal the oil as i recall it....

So now you are choosing to believe the bullshit the Bush Administration put out as an excuse to invade Iraq? You really think they had no expectations of allowing Halliburton to make a shitload of money off of Iraq's oil?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Geez you are really naive when it comes to the US versus the rest of the world.

Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. But your belief that I am is consistent with the thinking of authoritarians as i understand them.

Also consistent would be the idea that there are no real rules for nations, that might makes right, and if we can steal the oil, it's just 'naive' to insist there's something wrong with that.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Also consistent would be the idea that there are no real rules for nations, that might makes right, and if we can steal the oil, it's just 'naive' to insist there's something wrong with that.

That's pretty much how it is and has been for this country's entire history.

But I guess now that we might be able to attribute something like that policy to Trump it's time to get outraged about it.