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5 Reasons Washington Has Already Decided to Go to War with Russia
As Moscow repeatedly out
manoeuvres Washington and refuses to rise to Washington's bait,
Washington doubles-down and readies for war.
The
writing would seem to be on the wall – Washington and its stenographers
union (better known as the west’s mainstream media) are all fired-up
and strategically positioned. The War Party has ascendancy and the
window of opportunity is wide open, though slowly closing. The long
desired wish to tame Russia is now in its final stage. “American
Exceptionalism” must subdue any real or imagined threat. Importantly,
intentionally generated phantom threats are given the most attention and
media space. Russia is in this category. The reasons are patently
obvious:
Russia refuses to take the bait: From the
proxy-backed South Ossetian conflict in 2008, to the forced regime
change in Kiev in 2014, and to the defense of Syria’s sovereignty in its
fight against western supported terrorists, Russia has stood its ground
against western-inspired machinations. In all three cases, Washington’s
attempt to lure Moscow into confrontation has failed. In fact, the west
has been the net loser in each of these foreign policy maneuvers – all
three attempts ending in fiascos.
Result: We should expect Washington to up the ante – direct confrontation with Russia via its NATO minions.
Sanctions
against Russia have failed: Western sanctions attempting to control
Russian “behavior” have had the opposite impact. Step-by-step – without
fanfare – Russia has retired 30% of its external debt in only two years. Import
substitution has continued apace, leaving a number of European markets
stagnate with relief nowhere in sight. Sanctions against the banking
sector certainly have been not without pain. Though there is an upside:
Russian businesses are in the process of withdrawing from the west’s
toxic financial sectors. When the next bubble bursts, Russia will avoid
much of the damage the U.S. will export to the global financial system.
Result: We should expect more faux
media-inspired circuses like the “Panama Papers” attempting to discredit
Russian businesses and finances.
Humiliating the Empire never goes without
punishment: Washington and its allies are not used to taking the answer
“no” lightly. Through hook and mostly crook the “Washington Consensus”
gets its way almost all the time. When there is a dissenting voice vast
resources are marshalled to silence and destroy the contrarian. Russia
is the quintessential “Contrarian Power” in the Washington-centric
world. Russia has and will defend itself against the NATO alliance
moving to its borders, it will respond in kind to missile defence aimed
at its nuclear deterrent, it will defend its sovereignty and those of
others (like Syria if Moscow has the resources), it will demand equal
treatment on the world’s energy markets, and it will not turn a blind
eye to Washington’s addiction forcing illegal regime changes around the
world.
Result: We should expect the west to
invent a crisis in one of the Baltic States. Even though many ethnic
Russians face discrimination and hardship in these states, many do
actually have a stable life. There is zero evidence they want this to
change. But never underestimate Washington’s fear mongering!
Those damn Russians refuse to be
isolated!: It is repeated over and over again that Russia is isolated
internationally. There is no evidence of this whatsoever beyond no
longer being a member of the G8. The fact Russia was excluded from this
group is a blessing in disguise. It is the G7 countries that account for
most of the world’s woes and suffering. Come to think of it how often
does Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visit Washington? Interesting – it
seems U.S. Secretary of State is constantly on a plane to Moscow to meet
with Lavrov and/or Putin. Moscow has on numerous occasions proposed a
solution to the Syrian quagmire; it is Washington that can’t stomach
defeat there (even though defeat has been staring Washington in the face
for years). Years from now history will record how the “Washington
Consensus” isolated itself in a world undergoing incredible transitions.
Result: Washington will continue its “the
worse the better” approach in Syria and the Middle East and blame
Russia. Russia didn’t destroy the Middle East starting a vast
immigrant/refugee crisis. Europe will continue to pay a high price for
its senseless and cruel meddling. Of course Russia will be blamed.
Putin’s authoritarianism or western-made
global rock star?: The simple fact is there is no political, social, or
grassroots opposition ready to initiate a people’s uprising against the
hated “Putin regime.” Widespread dissent against the current political
establishment is pure western media fantasy. Putin is widely popular and
respected, though there are those who openly speak out against the
Russian president. There is nothing extraordinary about that. Actually,
Washington and Co have given Putin a significant boost in his poll
numbers. After two years of recession in Russia there is no indication
the people at large blame Putin. Standing up to the west has seen
Putin’s poll numbers soar. Most importantly for the majority of Russians
their country has returned to the world stage as a proud power
defending its own interests and international law. Putin gets the
credit.
Result: Once the west calls someone
Hitler, then there is no way back. The demonization will continue. The
results of such a policy have already been shown to be
counter-productive and dangerous.
Peter Lavelle is anchor of RT political debate program
CrossTalk. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of
his employer.
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