Friday, September 20, 2019

Why today's Cavalry failed to drain the Swamp

In the old days of the American wild West, people used to settle their differences much the same way they do today; with the use of the gun. The difference between then and now is that the aggrieved people could then count on the cavalry making the effort to rescue them from the siege of the highway robbers. Today, however, no one can be certain whether the authorities are with them or against them.

In time, the West was tamed, and some kind of rule of law reigned in the American colonies, which then federated into a republic called the United States of America. But after a few decades of civilized living, and during the time that it took America to grow and become a superpower, something happened that revived the backward spirit of the old West.

And so, while the Americans are back shooting each other to death like they used to do it during the uncivilized old days, the foreigners-at-heart who precipitated America's return to the past, are preparing an even more ominous transfiguration of the superpower. Of the dozens of articles that were written by the Jewish mob of pundits to bring about that transformation, two were selected for review in this discussion.

One article came under the title: “Trump's sanctions on Iran won't work without threat of force,” written by Michael Makovsky and published on September 16, 2019 in The New York Post. The other article came under the title: “Stand up to Iran's oil market terrorism,” written by Mark Dubowitz & Brenda Shaffer, and published on September 17, 2019 in The Washington Examiner.

Near the end of his article, Michael Makovsky spelled out what he wants America to do for Israel. He said this: “The United States could reinforce its position by more materially and conspicuously supporting Israel's campaign against Iran. This should include a mutual defense pact, enshrined in a congressionally endorsed treaty.” To get this far, Makovsky tiptoed over a whole bunch of fantasies, false interpretations and psychological pressure. What follows are a few examples of that:

“The president's posture for four months has only encouraged Tehran to escalate its strikes against energy infrastructure around the Gulf. This policy of self-deterrence against Iran needs to end. Iran has mostly acted with impunity against US targets. Trump has limited himself to economic tools. Tehran requires willingness to confront it militarily, as Israel is doing. Economic sanctions have not induced Iran to meet Trump's demands”.

So here, you have it. Makovsky is saying that economic sanctions have not induced Iran to meet Trump's demands. For this reason, he wants America to follow Israel's example and use military force. This implies that Israel has succeeded in deterring Iran. But this claim is contradicted by the fact that Makovsky and those like him are blowing their entrails out of their bellies hollering that Iran is making steady progress supplying its friends in Syria and Lebanon with more weapons that are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. What kind of Israeli deterrence is this?

In fact, that is the reason why the Jews have been asking America to remain in the Middle East, thus be in a position to rescue Israel when it gets into trouble. And so, despite these glaring realities, Makovsky continues to spew two contradictory discourses. One is that Israel is so strong, America should emulate it. The other is that Israel is so weak, America should remain in the Middle East to protect it. In fact, Makovsky has now raised the stakes by asking for the drafting of a mutual defense treaty between America and Israel; one that will be guaranteed by the Congress. Imagine the gall.

As to the Mark Dubowitz and Brenda Shaffer article, we must recall that Dubowitz is the CEO of the outfit calling itself Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and the architect of America's decision to both pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, and the decision to implement maximum economic pressure on Iran. The argument that Dubowitz used to advance was that nothing nefarious will happen. He even predicted that Iran will capitulate and give America what it asks for. Well, here is what that same Dubowitz is saying now:

“The global market lost more supply than any time in history. Prices spiked more than any day since 1991. All of this from a single attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility. The US cannot afford to ignore the security of the Gulf. Oil prices are likely to remain elevated for several weeks if not more, benefiting Russia. Looking ahead, the lessons to learn are that critical infrastructure of oil installations is vulnerable. The US is not immune to the effects of higher oil prices, including global recession. A global recession will hit the US economy hard”.

Regardless as to who is responsible for the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, it is clear that Jews such as Michael Makovsky and Mark Dubowitz pushed America to create a global climate that resembles the old American West where differences were settled by the gun.

And given that America devoted its wealth and moral authority to serve Israel at the expense of its own people, the domestic situation has so deteriorated, people are increasingly settling their differences by the gun the way they used to do it in the bad old days of the wild West.

With friends like those Jews, who needs enemies like those Iranians!