Is The US Not Honoring A Treaty Like The ANZUS an impeachable offence.?

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I am reading an interesting book at the moment where Australia is invaded by Indonesia. Australia invoked the ANZUS treaty and the president refused. The only countries the responded was England - the Queen being technically the head of both the Australian and British armed forces ordered the British Commandos to help and New Zealand sent their SAS immediately. In the story the surviving Australians formed a guerrilla force often led by the SASR and wrecked havoc on the invaders but it was going to take probably years without US help. There was nothing from the US because the president refused. The US public however rioted and martial law had to be invoked. It took a while but the US president was impeached and they then sent help immediately after that. Is that likely to happen ie if the president refused to honor the ANZUS treaty they can be impeached or would it take the US people rioting.

Update:

To David. Nobody - in the story the president of the US was impeached but I think with sufficient diplomacy that would not be necessary. Australia for example along with Canada, Britain, US, and NZ forms the 5I's intelligence group - purely from an intelligence viewpoint with sufficient diplomacy from the other countries sense would likely prevail. The answer to my question was made clear when it was pointed out it was an agreement, not law like I thought it was.

Old Man Dirt · Accepted Answer

That treaty was non-binding and New Zealand is no longer part of it because it declarer itself to be a nuclear free-zone.
So it would seem to me that not honoring the ANZUS is not an impeachable offence in that has been violated by New Zealand and is also a "non-binding" agreement. Oddly enough to honor it would be just as an impeachable offence as to not honor it. 
It would take an act of congress to force the issue for intervention (declaration of war) and the presidents refusal to act. Keep in mind an act of war can be vetoed by the president and that veto could be over ridden by congress. If at that point the president refused to act he could be impeached.

Anonymous · Answer

Unlikely scenario. The US public is always rioting about something, and a treaty with a foreign nation is not a high crime or misdemeanor required by law to impeach. Besides, it is congress who declares war, not potus.

regerugged · Answer

No.  Treaties are not laws, they are agreements.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm wondering who you think should be impeached?

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