Originally posted by pede54
Calling you a paranoid buffoon was a statement of fact and not a childish dig........and i only make that observation from the many things you have posted here over time.........Every rational person should be open to a debate on a subject.The point of this is not to change your mind but to enlighten you as to how other people from around the world think.I do not take the view i take to present an anti American tirade.I have the same opinions about my Government too.If any British citizens commit crimes anywhere in the world ,then they should be tried in a court of law where the crimes took place.As an example to the hypocritic attitude of the American Government ,why did they bring the Iraqi people they rounded up in Iraq,to Cuba with the intention of trying them in America?Surely going with your opinion they should have been detained and tried in Iraq by Iraqis.See, its double standards....one law for the USA and another law for everyone else........
Okay, now I am just cranky. But I will say this, it is very typical of a left winger to try and "enlighten" someone who they feel is beneath them. Left wingers tend to think they are above everyone else who doesn't think them, and your statement proves it to me in your case.
If I were you, I would research what your government thinks about this topic. The topic being debated, if I am not mistaken, is that American "military" people were those who would not be tried under the international court. I bet your government wouldn't let members of your military be tried under the international court.
NOW then. If we are debating someone from America who goes to another country and breaks the laws of that country, then I have no sympathy and they should be tried in the country where the crimes took place. But in military matters, it's a totally different subject as politics can be used as motivation to go after generals or commanders. There are many enemies of the US in the UN and that is not out of the question.
There are no Iraqi's in Cuba... unless they were caught in Afghanistan. And the reason they are there is because of the way the war was conducted. it wasn't a "war" so to speak, and therefore, the people can be treated and classified in a different manner. I am not saying it's right, but that's another topic.
And yes, there are laws that are different for the US and the rest of the world. Every country should have it's own laws and live by them.
And if you didn't notice, I think Saddam should be tried by his OWN people and his OWN courts, which is completely in line with my views on the US and the international court.