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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Soldiers are no more permitted to commit criminal acts in other countries, or upon their citizens, than anyone else. There are international guidelines and treaties about how prisoners should be treated; any nation that fails to follow them leaves its soldiers open to civil prosecution instead of the military courts.
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All nations are equal, but some are more equal than others." The right-wingers think America is above the law and above accountability, and for now, at least, might continues to make right. This century will be a humbling experience for the jingoists as our power and wealth and influence over the rest of the world continues it's current plummet. (This century will belong to China, and maybe India.)