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Originally Posted by zerospinboson
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 warcrimes. 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 - sovereignty by invading the country, whatever that meant)
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I'll amend my earlier statement to -- I just don't want to believe that any country would do this.