Here is an “out of the box” novel idea: America should
tell anyone willing to give it advice – solicited or not – that it no longer
responds to scary scenarios. From now on, America will only respond to advice
that counsels how it can help other peoples attain what they must achieve, but
cannot succeed on their own.
It is important for America to adopt this doctrine and
make it paramount in order to suppress all other doctrines that came before it.
These were the doctrines that prompted America to shape a monstrous world,
and ruin itself in the process. The readers interested in the subject will have
no difficulty seeing that when Winston Churchill scared America about the Soviet
Union , he helped spark a Cold War that resulted in a nuclear arms
race between the two powers. This, in turn forced the Chinese to develop their
own nuclear arsenal, which motivated India
to do likewise, and Pakistan
to follow suit. This hellish situation is Churchill's legacy.
Parallel to that development but moving at a slower speed,
America got itself tangled up on the Korean Peninsula and has been there for
six and half decades with nothing to show for its troubles but a nuclear armed
North Korea that is now capable of hitting most of America's allies in the
region, as well as a good swath of America's own territory.
Just as the shooting war in Korea was coming to an end, the
French who found themselves mired in a Vietnamese quagmire, developed the
smarts to replay the Winston Churchill ruse. They scared the Americans about a
domino effect actualizing itself in East Asia ;
a reality they warned will turn the entire region into a communist haven. The
Americans bought this argument, responded by bailing the French out of Vietnam , and
took their place in the quagmire. A decade later, America , that defeated the state of
the art Nazi and Japanese war machines, had suffered a major defeat at the
hands of a backward Third Word country.
And before the Americans had the time to catch their breath
and lick their wounds, the Jews were there whispering in their ear the
following refrain: Boy have I got a winner for you! No, it's not the Brooklyn Bridge America
thought this was a great idea, followed the instructions exactly as they were
given, and produced the horror story you see unfold in the Levant
today.
For these reasons, America must never again let itself
be scared into antagonizing someone or starting a dispute that can escalate to
a serious conflict. What America
must beware are the smooth talking operators who will talk her into starting a
small dispute, promising that this will settle all outstanding issues. But the
moment that America will
respond positively to such a call, the smooth operators will get to work
plotting the future steps that will turn America 's involvement into a
perpetual war.
An example of how America
was sucked into losing wars by smooth talkers came in the form of an article
under the title: “Beyond Deconfliction in Syria ,” written by Andrew J. Tabler
and published on November 16, 2017 on the website of the Washington Institute.
Tabler, whose only interest is to serve Israel ,
caught America
at a time when it was ending its entanglement in the Syrian conflict, and gave
it his advice. Because ending the conflict is bad news for Israel , he wrote a 1000-word essay to tell America in a
very subtle manner what to do to keep the conflict going. What follows are
excerpts that show how the writer developed an argument to that end. First
there was the civilized part:
“President Trump and Russia 's
Putin issued a joint statement on Syria expressing satisfaction with
recent joint deconfliction efforts … Strategic issues are clouding prospects
for a sustainable diplomatic settlement. Whereas the United States is wise to
avoid anything resembling war with Russia, U.S. policy should not allow Russia
to cement Iran's grip on Syria … The United States must make clear that it will
not endorse any election process in which Assad participates”.
And then came the demonic part:
“Otherwise, Assad will be guaranteed a victory and Iran will
maintain its position in the country. Such factors will increase the likelihood
of a future Iran-Israel clash, hinder national stability, and foster the
conditions that allowed the Islamic State to thrive in the first place”.
Do you know what this does, my friend? It tells Washington there is no way Assad will not participate in
the election, which means America
must stay out of the talks. Because Assad is guaranteed to win, and Russia will allow Iran
to cement its grip on Syria ,
America – that was wise to
avoid starting a war with Russia
– may be forced to start one anyway, to avoid letting Israel attack Iran
… with consequences that will hinder America 's national stability.