Sunday, April 27, 2014

The surprise Checkmate that killed the Deal

Four American senators trying to sound reasonable write a piece that nevertheless exposes what is wrong with America – what has gone badly wrong with America. John McCain, John Barrasso, John Hoeven and Ron Johnson wrote an article under the title: “It is time for the West to move ahead without Russia” that was published in the Washington Post on April 25, 2014.

Beaten psychologically to a pulp by the hammering they take on a daily basis at the hands of lobbyists representing interest groups – most notably the Jewish and the gun masters of the buttonhole – the four senators do not start the article by saying: here is what we must do for the good of the country. No, this is not what they say. Instead, they draw legitimacy to what they are about to argue from the fact that: “We recently visited Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Moldova … our allies want … they also believe...” These are American senators who no longer even pretend to make independent decisions; they flash the moral dependence they have developed on others, as if showing off their badges of honor.

And what is it that the overnight allies want America to do? They want an “enduring strategic response from the United States, Europe and NATO.” But the senators themselves point out later that Europe may not go along with a plan that is, after all, a return to the Cold War. Thus, America is asked once again to stand sentinel protecting someone, and holding the bag at perpetuity. So then, what is the response of the senators? It is this: “It should be clear to all … We cannot return to business as usual.” They are embracing the business handed to them by the overnight allies.

That was an instant demand from someone they sat with only a few hours, and that was their instant response as lawmakers of superpower America. It takes these people months to decide on keeping their own government from shutting down; it takes them hours to agree to rekindle the Cold War for the benefit of instantly made friends, and it takes them a thought – a simple thought – to know ahead of time what they must do for Israel, and do it without being asked. What a country!

It is obvious that the senators are disappointed at the turn of events. Russia was an adversary of the United States that became a friend when the Cold War ended – or so the Americans thought – and now Russia is back again being an unfriendly adversary. What happened? Well, simply put, what happened was a clash of visions. On the one hand “the West sought to include Russia in the promise of a Europe...” On the other hand “Putin will not compromise his quest to dominate Russia's neighbors.” These are two diametrically opposed visions.

What all this indicates is that the rupture in the relation between America and what it thought was its new ally, is rooted in those disparate visions. Here is the implication of the American vision: “NATO committed not to deploy significant military capabilities onto the territory of new alliance allies, even as it expanded.” And that is an admission by the senators that NATO expanded by deploying military capabilities in the territories that Russia let go at the end of the Cold War.

Even then, Russia accepted these developments and was prepared to live with them. But then, difficulties began to surface in Ukraine, the most important territory ceded by Russia. Where the West refused to help the country pull out of its financial difficulties, Russia came up with a 15 billion dollars loan. Meanwhile, an agreement was worked between Russia and the West on how to handle the situation. But on the eve of implementation, the West reneged on the provisions of the agreement, and came up with a package to rescue Ukraine financially, thus surprising Russia with what amounts to a checkmate.

And throughout the time that these developments were unfolding, the chat in the West was to the effect that Russia had “bribed” Ukraine with 15 billion dollars, and the promise of cheap natural gas. And there is the question: What did the Americans really think of Putin? This is what they think now and what they thought throughout the time that they dealt with him: “...a cynical way to build support for his corrupt and autocratic rule.” That was not very friendly, was it?

So now, what used to be a clash of visions has transformed into a clash of strategies. The Putin strategy as the senators see it is this: “He may play along with Western diplomats to avoid conflict.” And the Western strategy they want to see implemented is this: “The only thing he [Putin] respects, and that can change his calculus, is greater strength.” In other words, they are saying that because Russia wants to avoid conflict, the West must provoke a change in the calculus by making a show of force. This is the argument they are making to convince the world they are good, and that Russia is bad. They want the world to believe that Russia is back again being an “Evil Empire.”

The senators go from there to saying: “We must make policy on this basis.” And they do lay out a policy that need not be repeated here because it has been analyzed many times before on this website when it was laid out by its original authors, the propaganda arm of the Jewish lobby. It was represented by such advocates as John Bolton and his like-minded members of the sorority.

Not only does the strategy looks, sounds and feels Jewish through and through, the promise that the senators flash to entice the American people to bite, turns out to also be Jewish through and through. Look at the following and blow your mind: “These actions could weaken Putin, support our allies, strengthen the U.S. economy, increase federal revenue and create thousands of good jobs.” Wow! Let the good times roll. Alas, it is all as phony as promising a heavenly oasis in the middle of hell.

So you think that the instructions given to the senators during their overseas stopovers end here, and you would be wrong because there is more. Here it is: “Another fact repeatedly highlighted during our trip is that Putin is winning the war of ideas … Putin's propaganda rests on lies, but it is effective … We have given up on communicating the truth … This needs to change.”

The truth, they say. They wish to tell the world their truth. But let me assure them that the more they tell their truth, the more victories Putin will score because their truth can only be as true as the Jewish promises they make – big fat lies.

Poor America, what have you done to deserve being drowned in this cesspool of irrelevant mediocrities?