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Biden orders US to share Russian war crimes evidence with ICC -official
(www.reuters.com)
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Wait. Before they start telling what other should not do. Let's charge George W. Bush and his administration for crimes against humanity as well. Are they forgetting what happened in Iraq? He is a war criminal and should be put in jail.
You're not wrong, but this post is about Russian war crimes and this whataboutism is a very weak defense for that.
Two nations can commit warcrimes. It isn't a contest or mutually exclusive in any way.
I mean, that IS the reason Pentagon refused to share their information with ICC before since that opens up US to their own crimes.
The ICC is going to need a shit ton more storage space if it's going to start collecting evidence of US crimes - I'd say about quadruple it's current capacity.
On the one hand yes, on the other this is definitional whataboutism.
When one actively asks for punishment for one side but remains silent for the other, I say that is whataboutism by omition.
More like hypocrisy
“Hey, whatabout…”
Don't forget the crimes Saddam committed back in the 80s - with US help, of course.
For anyone who doesn't know
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/revealed-how-the-west-set-saddam-on-the-bloody-road-to-power-1258618.html
Yeah... and that was just the US and their new bestie Saddam getting warmed up.