This Is Why We Don't Like International Criminal Courts

Many on the left want to see the U.S. sign on to a bunch of international treaties that would subject our citizens...and our troops...to international criminal courts. Here's a classic example of why we should never do that (h/t Little Green Footballs):

A judge has issued an international arrest warrant for three U.S. soldiers whose tank fired on a Baghdad hotel during the Iraq war, killing a Spanish journalist and one other, a court official said Wednesday.

Judge Santiago Pedraz issued the warrant for Sgt. Shawn Gibson, Capt. Philip Wolford and Lt. Col. Philip de Camp, all from the U.S. 3rd Infantry.

Jose Couso, who worked for the Spanish television network Telecinco, died April 8, 2003, after a U.S. army tank crew fired a shell on Hotel Palestine in Baghdad where several journalists were staying to cover the war.

Reuters cameraman Taras Portsyuk, a Ukrainian, also was killed.

The Spanish judge said he issued the arrest order because of a lack of judicial cooperation from the United States regarding the case.

U.S. officials insist the soldiers believed they were being shot at when they opened fire.

If you recall your history, things were a little crazy on April 8. 2003 in Baghdad. The bad guys were everywhere and our forces, who happened to be capturing the city at the time, were in "shoot back" mode, and rightfully so.

It's bad enough that the Spanish turned tail and ran after the Madrid bombings, but this court order marks a new low.