"nobody has gone to jail" vs "nobody is in jail"

[Molly]

CNN:

“Let me ask you this, though, Scott. As a practical matter, hasn’t the independent prosecution been something of a failure? What do we have? They spent $ 40 million. We have Ollie for security fence which he shouldn’t have taken, convicted on that, convicted of deceiving Congress. Nobody has gone to jail.”

In AmEng, does “nobody has gone to jail” mean “nobody is in jail” in a context such as the above?

MARK JOHNSON “Well, I think that for him to compare Saudi Arabia to Iraq is a little bit unfair to the Saudis. It’s perhaps like comparing a delinquent to a serial murderer. I fully agree that Iraq is not the only barbarous regime in the world or the region, but the difference is that in the case of Iraq we had an evil regime which was on the march. Iraq has gone to war twice now in the last decade, first against Iran and then against Kuwait, and I think most Americans now realize that if we hadn’t moved to stop Iraq now, we would inevitably been obligated to stop Iraq later, but under circumstances where Baghdad would have been much more difficult and dangerous to deal with than it is at present.”

In AmEng, could “have gone to war twice” be used even if the country is no longer at war or not presently planning to go to war?

[Barb_D]

I answered you in English Forums if you want to see it there.

[Molly]

@Barb_D

I answered you in English Forums if you want to see it there.

Which forum?

[Skrej]

Try here at Englishforums.com.

But you already knew that.

[Molly]

@Skrej

Try here at Englishforums.com.

But you already knew that.

Can you find Barb’s reply there?

[Skrej]

It’s conveniently located in the first post immediately under your initial post containing the question.

[Mister_Micawber]

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Yup.
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[Molly]

@Skrej

It’s conveniently located in the first post immediately under your initial post containing the question.

Barb is GG?

[Barb_D]

Indeed.

[MrPedantic]

Likewise. (Why should ET have all the fun.)

MrP

PS: I post on EF as “MrPedantic”.

[Mister_Micawber]

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Me too I do too.
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[Yankee]

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Ditto.
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[Skrej]

That’s a pretty prolific penchant for pedantics, I must say. 3 of you? :?

If I weren’t already a Skrej there, maybe I’d be Mr. Pedantic too, err 4. 8)

[Molly]

If I weren’t already a Skrej there, maybe I’d be Mr. Pedantic too, err 4.

If the cap fits…

Baaa-baaa! :lol: