Despite severe shortcomings, the importance of the ICC lies in the possible deterrent effect it may have on the commission of most serious crimes under international law in future
out front tonight we re live from washington as ee get ready for the big debate tomorrow night. there s a super failure tonight. such failure that the leaders of the super committee didn t even face the press. they issued a statement. which read in part, despite our inability to bridge the committee s significant differences, we end this process united in our belief that the nation s fiscal crisis must be addressed. they didn t say by someone else. but they kind of did. they agreed on one thing that they who had the mandate to do a deal with a simple majority would all kick the can down the road. even though we are in a crisis. that is pretty audacious. super committee, you had the power as they say, if not you then who? if not now, then when? the super committee was told to cut 2.6% of the budget over ten years. that s it. 2.6%. and they couldn t do it. the president did approach a camera to say he would veto what john mccain had suggested, which was to halt the automatic