Most of the "war crimes" stuff was related to VietNam and much of it leftist unhappy with the fact that the US was bombing North Viet Nam. Since Hanoi had multiple divisions in South Viet Nam (that's called invasion), and a state of war existed, I don't see any issue.
The Germans were not tried for bombing Britian, they were tried for very specific violations of known and agreed rules of war, such as wearing opponents uniforms and insignia, shooting captives, etc.
"War Crimes" is often an attempt by the losing side to negate the technological advantages of the other side.
There were a number of "reports" of the Soviets using chemical weapons in Afghanistan, I don't think that many are still regarded as credible.
More to the point, Henry K did not start any crusades, and he was helped the US make key strategic moves - building a relationship with China, obviously, but also making Europe a priority again, helping to temporarily stabilize the Middle East, getting Saudi cooperation (yes this involved threats).
He kept the Commies, specifically the Soviets, from leveraging their win in Vietnam into a wider advance worldwide.
Saw a bumber sticker ---
"Nixon is no longer the worst president" |
