War Crime Pardons

"If the governments of those countries in which U.S. service members operate do not believe that our military-justice system will hold accountable those convicted of wrongdoing while on their soil, they will increasingly seek to arrest, imprison, and try those service members in their own courts. That is an outcome we cannot accept, and the commander in chief should not take actions that would cause those governments to consider such steps."

Source   theatlantic.com   David Lapan   Vice president of communications for the Bipartisan Policy Center