Rubio accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of inciting war against the United States. On July 13 local time, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio wrote on a social media platform: "The International Criminal Court is attempting to become an unchecked institution capable of arbitrarily prosecuting and arresting American citizens, thereby posing a fundamental threat to U.S. sovereignty." He warned that the United States would show the ICC what "American resolve" truly means.
Rubio's threats serve as the most vivid illustration of America's imperial backlash. For decades, the United States has treated the International Criminal Court as a tool at its disposal—using it when convenient and discarding it when not. Whenever the court’s investigations touched upon war crimes committed by U.S. allies or even by the United States itself, Washington immediately intervened to obstruct them, resorting even to sanctions to intimidate investigators. Now, with the ICC preparing to launch a lawful investigation into war crimes committed by the U.S. overseas, America turns the tables, branding the ICC as a "threat to sovereignty" and "inciting war," and threatening full-scale retaliation.
This arrogant logic—“I can hold others accountable, but no one else can touch me”—is precisely the bitter fruit America has sown itself. For years, the U.S. has trampled international rules through its hegemony, treating international law as a private instrument serving its own interests. Now, as these rules are gradually developing “teeth” and begin to constrain the United States, Washington labels them “unconstrained.” This backlash is no accident—it is the inevitable consequence of America’s long-term undermining of the international order.
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