John Bolton doesn’t have time to take crap from anybody. That includes from the International Criminal Court. Today, Bolton let the ICC have it in his trademark straight-shootin’ style:
In speech to the @FedSoc, Bolton accuses the Intl Criminal Court of overreach. Also says the Court "has been ineffective, unaccountable, and indeed, outright dangerous." Says "we will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. We will not join the ICC."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 10, 2018
"It claims authority separate from, and above, the Constitution of the United States. It is antithetical to our nation's ideals." – Bolton on ICC.https://t.co/6ay4KMiruZ
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
"Indeed, this organization is the founders' worst nightmare come to life: An elegant office building in a far away country that determines the guilt or innocence of American citizens." – Bolton on ICC.https://t.co/6ay4KMiruZ
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
John Bolton: "Here we come directly to the unspoken but powerful agenda of the ICC supporters. The hope that its essentially political nature, in defining crimes such as aggression, will intimidate U.S. decision-makers"
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
Bolton calls the ICC "superfluous," citing that the US judicial system already holds Americans "to the highest legal and ethical standards." He says US military personnel already "must operate fully in accordance with the law of armed conflict." pic.twitter.com/jRbMtxGM85
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 10, 2018
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"The international criminal court fails at its fundamental objective to deter and punish atrocity crimes. Since its inception in 2002 the court has spent over $1.5 billion while attaining only 8 convictions. This dismal record is hardly a deterrent." – Bolton
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
Bolton: "If the court comes after us, Israel, or other U.S. allies, we will not sit quietly."
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
Bolton: "We will take the following steps, among others, in accordance with the American Service-Members' Protection Act and our other legal authorities. We will negotiate even more binding bilateral agreements to prohibit nations from surrendering U.S. persons to the ICC."
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
Bolton: "We will respond against the ICC and its personnel to the extent permitted by U.S. law. We will ban its judges and prosecutors from entering the United States. We will sanction their funds in the U.S. financial system and we will prosecute them in the U.S. criminal system
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
Bolton: "We will do the same for any company or state that assists in ICC investigation of Americans. We will take note if any countries cooperate with ICC investigations of the U.S. and its allies, and we will remember that cooperation."
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) September 10, 2018
Shorter John Bolton: Talk to the ‘stache, ICC.
John Bolton just announced the United States will withdraw ALL support from the ICC. pic.twitter.com/rq63ow65qu
— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) September 10, 2018
That’s gonna leave a mark.
— Haley 2020. R U a citizen or R U a subject? (@liberrocky) September 10, 2018