Our
Prospects against the Russians and Chinese in World War III
As Our
Past Wars Are Glorified This Memorial Day Weekend, Give Some Thought to Our
Prospects
Global
Research, May 29, 2016
Paul Craig
Roberts 28 May 2016
Region: Asia, Russia and FSU, USA
The Saker reports that Russia is preparing for
World War III, not because Russia intends to initiate aggression
but because Russia is alarmed by the hubris and arrogance of the West, by the
demonization of Russia, by provocative military actions by the West, by
American interference in the Russian province of Chechnya and in former Russian
provinces of Ukraine and Georgia, and by the absence of any restraint from
Western Europe on Washington’s ability to foment war.
Like
Steven Starr, Stephen Cohen, myself, and a small number of others, the Saker
understands the reckless irresponsibility of convincing Russia that the United
States intends to attack her.
It is
extraordinary to see the confidence that many Americans place in their
military’s ability. After 15 years the US has been unable to defeat a few
lightly armed Taliban, and after 13 years the situation in Iraq remains out of
control. This is not very reassuring for the prospect of taking on Russia, much
less the strategic alliance between Russia and China. The US could not even
defeat China, a Third World country at the time, in Korea 60 years ago.
Americans
need to pay attention to the fact that “their” government is a collection of
crazed stupid fools likely to bring vaporization to the United States and all
of Europe.
Russian
weapons systems are far superior to American ones. American weapons are
produced by private companies for the purpose of making vast profits. The
capability of the weapons is not the main concern. There are endless cost
overruns that raise the price of US weapons into outer space. The F-35 fighter,
which is less capable than the F-15 it is supposed to replace, costs between
$148 million and $337 million per fighter, depending on whether it is an Air
Force, Marine Corps, or Navy model.
A helmet
for a F-35 pilot costs $400,000, more than a high end Ferrari.
(Washington
forces or bribes hapless Denmark into purchasing useless and costly F-35:
It is
entirely possible that the world is being led to destruction by nothing more
than the greed of the US military-security complex. Delighted that the reckless
and stupid Obama regime has resurrected the Cold War, thus providing a more
convincing “enemy” than the hoax terrorist one, the “Russian threat” has been
restored to its 20th century role of providing a justification for bleeding the
American taxpayer, social services, and the US economy dry in behalf of profits
for armament manufacturers.
However,
this time Washington’s rhetoric accompanying the revived Cold War is far more
reckless and dangerous, as are Washington’s actions, than during the real Cold
War. Previous US presidents worked to defuse tensions. The Obama regime has
inflated tensions with lies and reckless provocations, which makes it far more
likely that the new Cold War will turn hot. If Killary gains the White House,
the world is unlikely to survive her first term.
All of
America’s wars except the first—the war for independence—were wars for Empire.
Keep that fact in mind as you hear the Memorial Day bloviations about the brave
men and women who served our country in its times of peril. The United States
has never been in peril, but Washington has delivered peril to numerous other
countries in its pursuit of hegemony over others.
Today for
the first time in its history the US faces peril as a result of Washington’s
attempts to assert hegemony over Russia and China.
Russia
and China are not impressed by Washington’s arrogance, hubris, and stupidity.
Moreover, these two countries are not the native American Plains Indians, who
were starved into submission by the Union Army’s slaughter of the buffalo.
They are
not the tired Spain of 1898 from whom Washington stole Cuba and the Philippines
and called the theft a “liberation.”
They are
not small Japan whose limited resources were spread over the vastness of the
Pacific and Asia.
They are
not Germany already defeated by the Red Army before Washington came to the war.
They are
not Granada, Panama, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, or the various Latin American
countries that General Smedley Butler said the US Marines made safe for “the
United Fruit Company” and “some lousy bank investment.”
An
insouciant American population preoccupied with selfies and delusions of
military prowess, while its crazed government picks a fight with Russia and
China, has no future.
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, How America Was Lost, and The Neoconservative Threat to World Order.
The original source of this article
is Paul Craig
Roberts
Copyright © Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig
Roberts,
2016
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