The people of every country are full human beings, and not collateral damage to be subjected to massive bombing, invasions, occupations, the danger of nuclear war, and a program of “America First” that would bludgeon them into submission.

 

Indicted for Crimes Against People of the World

What they have done:

• Trump now has his finger on the nuclear trigger. During his campaign, he asked a foreign policy expert three times: If we have nukes, why can’t we use them? Source
• The U.S. is waging war, in one form or another, in seven countries—Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Pakistan, and Somalia, killing thousands. The US is carrying out military operations in 80 countries. Source 1 Source 2
• In a major step towards confrontation, Trump broke the Iran Nuclear Deal, despite the lack of any credible evidence that Iran had violated the agreement. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to “crush” Iran, including through “the strongest sanctions in history.” Source 1 Source 2
• Trump has repeatedly threatened North Korea with war, including a nuclear holocaust — “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Defense secretary “Mad Dog” Mattis warned of genocide: “The end of [North Korea’s] regime and the destruction of its people.” The June 12 Trump/Kim Summit, which elevated expectations while resolving no fundamental matters, did not meaningfully lessen this danger. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
• Trump’s regime supports and participates in the Saudis’ war in Yemen, which has led to over 14,600 civilian deaths and the largest ever outbreak of cholera since records began with one million infections. A child under the age of five dies of preventable causes every 10 minutes. In June, Saudi-led forces bombed a Doctors Without Borders cholera hospital and launched a massive military assault on the main port through which for food aid enters this country where 8.4 million are on the verge of starvation. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
• Trump provocatively moved the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In the days surrounding the opening of this embassy, at least 110 Palestinians were killed and almost 14,000 wounded as Israel opened fire on protesters in Gaza. The dead included six children under the age of 18, reporters and medical workers. Source 1 Source 2
• In Iraq in 2017, U.S.-led forces killed an estimated 40,000 people in their nine-month campaign to take the city of Mosul from ISIS. Much of western Mosul was leveled by 2,000 U.S. air strikes and the 29,000 munitions fired by the U.S.-led coalition. Nearly a million residents were forced to flee and hundreds of thousands remain in refugee camps. After the U.S.- led Iraqi forces took control, there has been torture and summary executions. Source
• Trump sent U.S. warships into waters claimed by China several times, ratcheting up the risk of a military clash. Source
• U.S.-supplied white phosphorus munitions were reportedly used in the cities of Mosul and Raqqa in Iraq in 2017. White Phosphorus munitions are toxic, stick to the skin, and burn so hot they can create deep third-degree burns. Under international law, they’re banned in populated areas. Source
• Trump’s C.I.A. head, Gina Haspel, ran a secret site that carried out torture through waterboarding. She later ordered the destruction of 92 videotapes to erase any record. During his campaign, Trump boasted that he’d “bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.” Source 1 Source 2
• Trump signed an executive order to keep Guantanamo prison open. During his campaign he threatened, “We’re going to load it up with bad dudes.” Source
• Trump’s 2018 military budget is the largest in history – a $61 billion increase over the previous year – for more warships, more jet fighters, more army helicopters and over $1 billion for Trump’s Wall on the Mexico border. Source
• Trump arranged the largest arms sale in U.S. history with Saudi Arabia—$110 billion in tanks, bombs, helicopters, and other equipment immediately, with tens of billions more likely to come. Source
• Trump slammed U.S. borders shut to refugees during the greatest global displacement crisis in history. Over 65 million people — half of them children — are fleeing wars, violence, and persecution. Source

What they said they will do:

• John Bolton, Pence, and Trump each threatened North Korea with the “Libya model” — referring to the removal of Libya’s government, the murder of its leader, and a resulting humanitarian nightmare, all after the Libyan regime dismantled its nuclear program. Source
• In 2018, Congress approved $11.5 billion for upgrades to make the U.S. nuclear arsenal more “usable” and to provide additional nuclear options on any future battlefield. Source
• Proposed updates to the Authorization of Use of Military Force would give Trump the power to seize anyone on earth, including Americans, simply by asserting that they were associated with an already-named terrorist group. Source

What they have unleashed

• Trump has backed brutal dictators including Philippines’ president Duterte, who has murdered over 7,000 suspected drug users or dealers; and Egyptian president el-Sisi, who has arrested, imprisoned, or tortured thousands of dissidents. Source
• During the opening of the new U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, Trump and Pence put extreme Christian fascist ministers on a world stage, one of whom claims that 200 million Muslims want to “come to America or invade Israel to crush it” and that God sent Hitler to drive the Jewish people to Israel. Source
• Under the banner of America-First, Trump has repeatedly unilaterally ended or defied international agreements and judicial bodies, increasing the danger of global conflict and war. Source

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