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Originally Posted by Moejoe
It's dumfounding, I just can't get it through my head why any country would opt out. I really can't imagine any possible reason why they would do this.
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Sure you can.
Anyway, it was mostly done to remove any doubt about what they thought about the legal status of the ICC. (same goes for Israel and their behavior in Palestine)
The USA adamantly stated, before and during the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq that they
would not accept having soldiers tried by foreign courts for war crimes.
Going as far as suggesting that any and all American nationals tried for these things would be forcefully extracted by the USA. (i.e., violating - specifically dutch, as that's where the ICC is - national sovereignty by
invading the country to "save" them.) Pretty neat when you look at Abu Ghraib, and the fact that the highest ranking military official convicted there was what, a staff sergeant?