‘The
Constitution is not a suicide pact’ – but it is nearing that deadly threshold
in a number of ways: federal debt,
unchecked immigration, but most existentially in a lunatic foreign policy.
In its
relations with Russia and China especially, but also with regard to Iran, North
Korea, and others, the diplomatic/military/intelligence apparatus in Washington
City seems driven to ignite dangerous international conflagrations.
Dr Paul Craig
Roberts, no stranger to the inner workings of the Deep State, put
it rather starkly recently:
‘NATO
officials have thumbed their noses at Putin’s concern with Russia’s security.
Trump’s National Security Advisor and neocon warmonger John Bolton encourages
more provocation of Russia, which as Putin has made clear will result in war.
‘Clearly
as 2021 comes to an end, there is no intelligence to be found anywhere in the
Western World as all vie to show how tough they are with Russia.
‘When
Putin says Russia has nowhere left to which to retreat, he is telling the idiot
West that Russia has reached the extent of its ability to avoid war. “We simply
have no room to retreat” means Russia has done all she can do to avoid war and
now the Americans must get off Russia’s doorstep.
‘Putin
is relying on Biden to show awareness and responsibility and to work for peace
by acknowledging Russia’s legitimate security concern. But what if Biden is
just a figurehead, and the shots are called by the military/security complex
who will go for profits despite the risk that Putin will not back down?
‘What
if Washington’s concern is limited to destabilizing Russia in the interest of
US hegemony and Russia’s security is precisely what Washington intends to
undermine, not secure.
‘
. . .
‘2022
could . . . be the year the Western world comes to an end in nuclear war.’
Is it any
wonder why so many countries in the world now despise the US?
But this
could not be further from the traditional Southern approach to foreign
policy.
US Senator
Fulbright of Arkansas gave
expression to it in some remarks of his during the Vietnam War:
‘If
America has a service to perform in the world and I believe it has it is in
large part the service of its own example. In our excessive involvement in the
affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying
our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the
world the example of a free society enjoying its freedom to the fullest. This
is regrettable indeed for a nation that aspires to teach democracy to other
nations, because, as Burke said: “Example is the school of mankind, and they
will learn at no other.” . . .
‘There
are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the
magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an
intelligent example to the world. We have the opportunity to set an example of
generous understanding in our relations with China, of practical cooperation
for peace in our relations with Russia, of reliable and respectful partnership
in our relations with Western Europe, of material helpfulness without moral
presumption in our relations with the developing nations, of abstention from
the temptations of hegemony in our relations with Latin America, and of the
all- around advantages of minding one’s own business in our relations with
everybody. Most of all, we have the opportunity to serve as an example of
democracy to the world by the way in which we run our own society; America, in
the words of John Quincy Adams, should be “the well-wisher to the freedom and
independence of all” but “the champion and vindicator only of her own.” …
‘If we
can bring ourselves so to act, we will have overcome the dangers of the
arrogance of power. It will involve, no doubt, the loss of certain glories, but
that seems a price worth paying for the probable rewards, which are the
happiness of America and the peace of the world.’
US foreign
policy for the last several decades bears little resemblance to the Southern ideal
of prudent restraint and peaceful, mutually beneficial relations with other
countries. Southrons need to ask
themselves just how they are benefiting from the policies being promoted by
both Republicans and Democrats:
From
sanctions that impoverish the innocent populations of various countries;
From drone
strikes that kill hundreds of non-combatants;
. . .
The rest is
at https://thesaker.is/the-south-needs-a-sane-foreign-policy/.
--
Holy Ælfred
the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema to
the Union!
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