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Originally Posted by Targan
I think that would be the right thing to do but US is generally totally opposed to handing over its citizens (and especially soldiers) for trial by other countries, isn't it? And the last few US governments have publicly expressed support for non-US criminals to be tried by the International Criminal Court but have refused to allow US citizens to fall under its jurisdiction.
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Not totally. There have been a number of cases where US citizen have been tried by a foreign nation. When the possibility of capital punishment is present we tend to get a little more territorial until the State Department weighs in and forces our hand one direction or the other.
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