Dutch Reaction
Pieter Nouwen wrote a book called De Pias van het Pentagon (English: The Clown of the Pentagon) about the possible consequences for the Netherlands which might happen if the ICC would actually indict Americans and incarcerate them.
The Dutch government reacted mildly to this legislation which entitled the American president to violate Dutch sovereignty by force without congressional approval. The Dutch MEP Wim van de Camp suggested in July 2009 that if the Netherlands should accept previous inmates of Guantanamo Bay the The Hague Invasion Act should be taken into account in the negotiations.
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