# America, someone elses ball, and going home.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-someone-elses-ball-and-going-home/116930>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 1, 2002, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-someone-elses-ball-and-going-home/116930 "2002-07-01T23:33:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-someone-elses-ball-and-going-home/116930/101 "2002-07-07T01:25:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \*  
> Well done American Government!! Its not as if Bosnia needs a police force. I mean, its all the way over the other side of the world! They can sort themselves out!

Actually, Bosnia doesn’t need an international police force these days.

Albania could use one. Kosovo sure could use one, since the existing police force was forced out. But Bosnia? Nope. The forces there are more of a feel-good mission then anything productive. Sort of pennance for not actually intervening when it would have done some good.

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> Fuck I’m angry at the small mindedness of your government.

Attitudes like yours are exactly why America is right to stay out of the ICC.

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**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-someone-elses-ball-and-going-home/116930/102 "2002-07-07T01:49:51Z")

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I’m against the U.S. signing on to the ICC because of changing political winds. I’m not sure if this has already been mentioned, but what if some Arab countries capture U.S. soldiers and have them charged with aiding and comforting Israel because the U.S. is an ally of Israel? Maybe it’s farfetched, but its something that could happen.

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-someone-elses-ball-and-going-home/116930/103 "2002-07-07T18:48:04Z")

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medstar: No, something like that couldn’t happen.

Brutus: The UN forces are currently training the bosnian police force. Albania could certainly do with help in a police force.

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