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Bush and Cheney ordered a War of Aggression against Iraq. This constitutes a Crime Against Peace for which Nazis were prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials and violates the UN Charter.
Iraq never attacked the US or threatened an attack, so the US was not acting legally in self-defense, which is permitted under the UN Charter.
Iraq played no role in the September 11, 2001 attack on the US and never provided material support to any terrorist group that attacked the US, so even the non-legal Bush doctrine of pre-emptive attack did not apply.
At the time of the US attack, Iraq was nearing full compliance with UN Resolution 1441 and prior resolutions requiring disarmament, and the majority of the Security Council believed UN inspectors should be given more time, so the US was not enforcing UN resolutions, as it claims.
Bush and Cheney ordered the invasion of Iraq in order to bring about a regime change, which was never authorized by a UN resolution, and violates the UN Charter.
A Crime Against Peace is defined as "planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing."
By invading Iraq, Bush has committed a Crime Against Peace.
Bush and Cheney ordered the bombing of civilian areas like Baghdad (with 5 million innocent civilians) and Basra. This resulted in the deaths of thousands of non-combatants, in violation of Geneva Convention.
Bush and Cheney are also ultimately responsible for the torture and murder of prisoners. These policies were adopted with full knowledge that they could result in war crimes.
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