The American Service-Members' Protection Act of 2002, also known as the "Hague Invasion Act", gives the President of the U.S. legal authority to invade the Netherlands to free detained U.S. service members imprisoned by the International Criminal Court.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...

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leoh 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I feel dumb but how is this related?

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SanjayMehta 18 hours ago | parent [-]

I think it's an oblique threat. Just recently Trump made a direct threat on the bond markets.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-suggests-he-can-use-...

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drivingmenuts 18 hours ago | parent [-]

How would that even work? Park tanks on Wall Street and point them at stockbrokers?

	▲	mafuy 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		His chain of thought has a length not beyond his nose. It's typical for dementia, and I have to see it all the time with my parent. Only the very last sentence is kept in mind, all other context is mostly gone. I wish a reporter would ask him what question he heard and answered, because I'm sure he would be unable to correctly answer.
	▲	throw0101d 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> How would that even work? Park tanks on Wall Street and point them at stockbrokers? People are not quite sure, but Krugamn (for one) is willing to fight: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK20wZ0ofwY

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fennecfoxy 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

So America thinks its above the ICC then?

Explains a lot, lmao.

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Yiin 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

icc is as strong as it can enforce its strength, if no one can challenge you, you don't play by the same rules everyone else do. Pretending otherwise is asking for trouble.

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selivanovp 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A lot of countries never recognized ICC's jurisdiction over them, USA included.

	▲	glimshe 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Russia, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan and India are also non-signatories, among many others. The ICC exists mostly for political statements.

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quickthrowman 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes? Nation-states like the US (and China) are more powerful than any international organization and power dictates what happens in international relations.

I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying it is what it is.