It's close to ASB since the US nationals would face an array of arrests, which also include the military. How can the US be left-wing enough to recognise the ICC ? Is there any possible chance ?
No.
This is as close to ASB as it gets since it would require something on the order of a Yellowstone super-eruption or an asteroid strike.
What if another country's forces commit war crimes against US troops, and said country is too big, powerful, and cunning for the US to bully in order to hand over the suspects (or the US public is afraid of the costs of an outright invasion/occupation)? The west imposes sanctions on the country, but this only results in a surge of patriotism.
Then, there's a regime change in the former enemy country. As part of a deal to normalize relations with the west, the former enemy agrees to hand over the suspect to the ICC if the US recognizes it. The crime has entered the American consciousness so "something has to be done", but there is zero appetite to confronting the new regime. The US then joins, with the understanding the ICC will have no retroactive jurisdiction.
You'd sen warrants out on US politicians, military men etc. Unfortunately the court like many other institutions is set up so any one of a number of countries with a political axe to grind can get a warrant out.
I agree with CalBear - ASB. You'd sen warrants out on US politicians, military men etc.
It's close to ASB since the US nationals would face an array of arrests, which also include the military. How can the US be left-wing enough to recognise the ICC ? Is there any possible chance ?