VERY POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WANT WAR WITH RUSSIA — THIS IS THEIR SALES PITCH
Michael
Krieger
The rising hysteria about Russia is best understood as fulfilling two needs for Official Washington: the Military Industrial Complex’s transitioning from the “war on terror” to a more lucrative “new cold war” – and blunting the threat that a President Trump poses to the neoconservative/liberal-interventionist foreign-policy establishment.
By hyping the Russian “threat,” the neocons and their liberal-hawk sidekicks, who include much of the mainstream U.S. news media, can guarantee bigger military budgets from Congress. The hype also sets in motion a blocking maneuver to impinge on any significant change in direction for U.S. foreign policy under Trump.
– From the post: Who Benefits from War with Russia?
The
following will probably be one of the most important articles I’ve
ever written. After spending some time watching the recently
concluded intelligence briefing to the U.S. Senate, I’ve
determined it to be one of the most disturbing and ominous
things I can remember. I have several takeaways from what I saw,
and none of them are good.
Before
I get started, I want to remind you of something I wrote last summer
in the piece, Japanese
Government Shifts Further Toward Authoritarianism and Militarism.
One of the most discomforting aspects of Neil Howe and William Strauss’ seminal work on generational cycles, The Fourth Turning (1997), is the fact that as far as American history is concerned, they all climax and end with massive wars.
To be more specific, the first “fourth turning” in American history culminated with the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the second culminated with the Civil War (1861-1865), while the third ended with the bloodiest war in world history, World War II (1939-1945). The number of years between the end of the Revolutionary War and the start of the Civil War was 78 years, and the number of years between the end of the Civil War and the start of World War II was 74 years (76 years if you use America’s entry into the war as your starting date). Therefore, if Howe & Strauss’ theory holds any water, and I think it does, we’re due for a major conflict somewhere around 75 years from the end of World War II. That brings us to 2020.
The more I look around, the more signs appear everywhere that the world is headed into another major conflict. From an unnecessary resurgence of a Cold War with Russia, to increased tensions in the South China Sea and complete chaos and destruction in the Middle East, the world is a gigantic tinderbox. All it will take to transform these already existing conflict zones into a major conflagration is another severe global economic downturn, something I fully expect to happen within the next 1-2 years. Frighteningly, this puts on a perfect collision course with the 2020 area.
One
of the main reasons I opposed Hillary Clinton so vehemently, was I
felt she embodied the neocon, neoliberal,
military-intelligence-indsustrial complex’s burning desire for a
global confrontation with Russia, as well as continued disastrous
imperial adventures all over the world. Many of us hoped that
with her loss, cooler heads would prevail and the American public
might receive a much needed respite from never-ending war. This has
not happened.
If
anything, those in the Hillary camp have become even more aggressive
and unhinged in their bloodlust, and appear willing to do “whatever
it takes” to start a fight that will result in unimaginable
devastation for the American public. This has become such an
overwhelming concern to me, I felt the need to discuss what those of
us who wish to avoid this outcome must do.
First, we need to understand the motivation of those driving us in this disastrous direction. Their primary motivation is pretty simple, a desire to retain power and status. They can see the writing on the wall when it comes to the disintegration of status quo authority and credibility, and they fundamentally understand the need to focus on an outside enemy in order to distract attention away from internal failures. Second, we need to understand where we are in the war-creating process. We must acknowledge that very powerful interests have already decided they want this war. To them, this isn’t about weighing facts and being reasonable, they’ve already made up their minds. As such, we are currently in the sales process.
Right
at this very moment, we are being sold on this war by the media,
politicians, intelligence agencies, as well as various other vested
interests who benefit from imperial dominance abroad (unlike the vast
majority of us who are severely harmed by it). When you
understand that this is simply a huge sales pitch to herd the
American public like sheep into a conflict that is not in their best
interests, then everything you see and hear around you starts to
make sense.
Just
in case you doubt my theory that certain people have already decided
they want this war, watch the following diatribe by neocon
chickenhawk Lindsey “I never saw a war I didn’t like” Graham
The
only thing more disturbing than Graham’s endless rock-throwing
lust, is what Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, said
at the end of it: “I find myself in
complete agreement with what he just said, and I appreciate it.” The
lunatics are indeed running the asylum.
This
is very important. James Clapper admits he wants to throw rocks at
Russia. Why? Because in his opinion, Russia provided genuine
information to Wikileaks which was embarrassing to the
Democratic Party, and Hillary Clinton lost an election. Let’s just
assume for a second that U.S. intelligence does have proof that Putin
ran the operation and sent it to Wikileaks for the expressed purpose
of helping Trump. If that can be proven, I absolutely think it is
meaningful information, and I think the American people should be
aware of it. However, would I be willing to get into a war with
Russia over it? Certainly not. Would most Americans? I doubt it. To
summarize, the American people don’t want war, but many D.C.
politicians and special interests do. This divergence makes the
situation all the more dangerous.
We
need to understand that those who want this war will be absolutely
relentless. The sales pitch will not end until they get exactly
what they want. This is where all of us critical thinkers need to
play a key role. We must be prepared to diligently analyze all
unsubstantiated official claims, and push back against the
war-mongers, because we know for certain the oligarch-owned
corporate media on’t.
We must be prepared to inform our
fellow citizens about what’s happening so that we don’t fall
victim to a cheap sales pitch with devastating consequences.
Unfortunately, we must also be prepared for a possible deep state
false flag if the current sales tactic falls on deaf ears.
This
is not to say that in the course of human events war is never
necessary. Sometimes it’s simply thrust upon you, but we’re
nowhere near that point. Moreover, the fact so many people are
pushing this conflict forward based on what is actually a pretty
trivial accusation in the grand scheme of things, should be seen
as particularly problematic. Which brings me to the most important
point of all.
America
cannot win a global war of such a scale if it is based on false
pretenses and in the absence of exceedingly strong public support.
This support does not exist. Will this serve as a necessary restraint
against the masters of war and their devious plans? It’s too early
to tell, but I do know that if we are unnecessarily pushed into
a global conflagration, it will not end well for us. If this is the
road our twisted status quo insists on taking us down, let us never
forget who they are and the self-serving motivations behind their
actions.
Finally,
let me conclude with the following observation:
Michael Krieger
Incredible how smoothly we've transitioned from existential threat al-Qaeda, to existential threat ISIS, to existential threat Russia.
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Michael Krieger
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