By Paul Craig Roberts
November 24, 2014 "ICH" - According
to news reports, Washington has decided to arm Ukraine for renewed
military assault on Russian ethnics in Donetsk and Luhansk.
A
Russian foreign ministry official condemned Washington’s reckless
decision to supply weapons to Kiev as a violation of agreements that
would make a political resolution of the conflict less likely. This
statement is perplexing. It implies that the Russian government has not
yet figured out that Washington has no interest in resolving the
conflict. Washington’s purpose is to use the hapless Ukrainians against
Russia. The worse the conflict becomes, the happier Washington is.
The
Russian government made a bet that Europe would come to its senses and
the conflict would be peacefully resolved. The Russian government has
lost that bet and must immediately move to preempt a worsening crisis by
uniting the separatists provinces with Russia or by reading the riot
act to Europe.
It
would be a costly humiliation for the Russian government to abandon the
ethnic Russians to a military assault. If Russia stands aside while
Donetsk and Luhansk are destroyed, the next attack will be on Crimea. By
the time Russia is forced to fight Russia will face a better armed,
better prepared, and more formidable foe.
By
its inaction the Russian government is aiding and abetting Washington’s
onslaught against Russia. The Russian government could tell Europe to
call this off or go without natural gas. The Russian government could
declare a no-fly zone over the separatist provinces and deliver an
ultimatum to Kiev. The Russian government could accept the requests from
Donetsk and Luhansk for unification or reunification with Russia. Any
one of these actions would suffice to resolve the conflict before it
spins out of control and opens the gates to World War III.
The
American people are clueless that Washington is on the brink of
starting a dangerous war. Even informed commentators become sidetracked
in refuting propaganda that Russia has invaded Ukraine and is supplying
weapons to the separatists. These commentators are mistaken if they
think establishing the facts will do any good.
Washington
intends to remove Russia as a constraint on Washington’s power.
Washington’s arrogance is forcing a stark choice on Russia: vassalage or
war.
Washington’s Reckless Demonization Of Russia
By Paul Craig Roberts
If Professor Petras’ account of
the developing war scenario in Ukraine is correct, it would seem that
the Russian government has underestimated Washington’s mendacity and
overestimated European independence and sense of survival.
There
is little doubt that hubris has made Washington insane. But it is
difficult to account for Europe’s insanity. With winter at hand, how can
Europe expect to be part of bringing such trouble to Russia and still
receive deliveries of natural gas?
Perhaps Europeans are fooling themselves that Russia will stand aside.
If
the situation is as dire as it seems, the Russian government must
prevent it from unfolding by accepting the request of the eastern and
southern provinces to unite with Russia. Then an attack on Donetsk
becomes an attack on Russia herself. Such an attack would be suicidal
for Washington’s puppet regime in Kiev and for Europeans that back such
an attack.
The
Russian government has done all it can to encourage Europe to maintain
profitable and peaceful relations with Russia. However, it seems that
Europeans are too firmly under Washington’s control to act in their own
interest. Europe’s vassalage is permitting a scenario to unfold that
could lead to World War III. The Russian government could preempt this
risk by accepting the separatists’ request for unification with Russia.All-Out War In Ukraine: NATO’s ‘Final Offensive’ by Professor James Petras
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article40305.htm
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. His internet columns have attracted a worldwide following. Roberts' latest books are The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West and How America Was Lost.
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