The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

I do not understand why economic sanctions on civilian goods are allowed?
They clearly are war crimes, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.

It's true that starvation is a common tactic in war, like we did to Germany in WWI and Japan in WWII, but without a war, there seems to be no excuse?
And technically starvation strategy is illegal even in war.
 
Rigby5 said:
"I do not understand why economic sanctions on civilian goods are allowed?" R5 #2,945
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You get an "A" in humanitarianism.

Blame Niccolò Machiavelli.

Rigby5 said:
"They clearly are war crimes, in violation of the Geneva Conventions." R5 #2,945
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I haven't reviewed the wording.
But I suspect a confluence of factors.
For example, starving a populace is bad.
Is dropping bombs on them an improvement?

Some nations that might otherwise object / protest may resist the temptation to do so, for the purpose of reserving for themselves that very option, should it seem to work to their advantage in the unforeseen future.
 

Trump administration scrambles to deploy ICE agents at airports as lines mount​

Story by Erin Mulvaney, Michelle Hackman, Siobhan Hughes, Allison Pohle

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will begin trying to ease bottlenecks at airports on Monday, as the Trump administration scrambles to develop a plan to end hourslong security lines amid a partial government shutdown.

President Trump said in several social-media posts over the weekend that ICE agents would help at airports if a deal wasn’t reached by Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security. His first post Saturday came as a surprise to officials inside ICE and at DHS, who have spent the weekend trying to figure out how it could work, according to three people familiar with the matter.


White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that ICE officials could monitor exit lanes to make sure people don’t enter through them, or check identification before passengers enter the screening area to free up officers to move customers through the lines with body scans and X-rays.

“We’re trying to release TSA resources to get to positions that they really need expertise in, like ....

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will begin trying to ease bottlenecks at airports on Monday, as the Trump administration scrambles to develop a plan to end hourslong security lines amid a partial government shutdown.

President Trump said in several social-media posts over the weekend that ICE agents would help at airports if a deal wasn’t reached by Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security. His first post Saturday came as a surprise to officials inside ICE and at DHS, who have spent the weekend trying to figure out how it could work, according to three people familiar with the matter.

White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that ICE officials could monitor exit lanes to make sure people don’t enter through them, or check identification before passengers enter the screening area to free up officers to move customers through the lines with body scans and X-rays.

“We’re trying to release TSA resources to get to positions that they really need expertise in, like


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As the article points out,

Before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, private-sector contractors handled most airport-security screenings. Those responsibilities were largely brought under federal oversight after the TSA was established in 2001.

ICE officers aren’t trained in aviation security and putting untrained officers at checkpoints creates a security gap rather than filling one, said Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees in a statement issued Sunday. TSA officers “deserve to be paid, not replaced by untrained, armed agents who have shown how dangerous they can be,” Kelley said.
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