Tom Cotton: “the so-called International Criminal Court is a major threat to America's sovereignty and our troops. That threat was…”

“the so-called International Criminal Court is a major threat to America's sovereignty and our troops. That threat was clear from the court's founding in 2002, 23 years ago. It is why the United States never agreed to its jurisdiction. It is why in the same year Congress passed the American Servicemembers' Protection Act--also colloquially known as the Hague Invasion Act--a law which authorizes the President to use all means necessary to release our citizens detained by the court. Twenty-three years is a long time, but we still have some Senators in the Chamber who voted for that bill, including none other than the Democratic leader, Senator Schumer. Senator Wyden also voted for it. But even that hasn't stopped the Hague from targeting Americans. Under President Obama, the court threatened to investigate American soldiers in Afghanistan. It did so again in 2020 under President Trump. To this very day, the ICC has an open investigation into U.S. troops who risked their lives to fight against terrorism. To be clear, the United States is not and will never be a member of the International Criminal Court. Yet this kangaroo court continues threatening to haul our citizens in front of foreign judges--judges who have no jurisdiction over Americans and who do not follow basic rules of due process provided for by our Constitution. The State of Israel is another nonparty to the court and the Hague, where anti-Semitism is regrettably alive and well.…”