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Lmao the hypocrisy. How many US soldiers have been tried for the torture they committed.
e: so when Russia accuses Ukraine of war crimes, you guys take that very seriously right? Because to do otherwise would be whattaboutism, right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
Calling out hypocrisy is not the same as whattaboutism.
It's important to self regulate and prosecute wrong doing of your own people, but justice requires accountability to your accusers, those wronged. Ideally, these work in concert.
The point is America does not care about international criminal courts, so they have no business trying to use them for Russian war criminals.
If Russia tried its own soldiers for war crimes, you would rightly think they will probably go easy on them and won't be a fiar trial with proper justice as it's motive.
Key-point here being "if", because Russia would never try their own soldiers. Apart from desertion of course, though I believe they'd rather execute those.
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