Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed and 232 wounded in the Middle East since the conflict began four weeks ago, the report said, as thousands of
Unfortunately war crime law doesn’t work like that. While “just following orders” isn’t an excuse for individual war crimes, it is for participating in an illegal war, so courts don’t allow challenges to deployment on those grounds.
Me thinks Trump needs to prove imminent threat to bypass congressional approval, especially with Trump’s own officials’ statements directly contradicting that.
Unfortunately war crime law doesn’t work like that. While “just following orders” isn’t an excuse for individual war crimes, it is for participating in an illegal war, so courts don’t allow challenges to deployment on those grounds.
Me thinks Trump needs to prove imminent threat to bypass congressional approval, especially with Trump’s own officials’ statements directly contradicting that.