Friday, March 30, 2018

A Yankee Saboteur of Brexit ain't a Multilateralist

Based on the belief that John Bolton is a multilateralist, Benny Avni has constructed a theory around the idea that the philosophy of his new hero coincides with that of the New-York/Tel-Aviv axis that's trying to assemble a hate-the-world syndicate; one that's ready and willing to set the world on fire and rebuild it from scratch.

The poor fellow must have been asleep when Bolton was flashing his true colors, as he did in several talking-head appearances and in op-ed pieces … arguing for the breakup of every political and economic grouping in the world and for the establishment of a one-to-one relationship between America and each of the resulting pieces. To that end, Bolton lobbied hard for Britain's exit from the European Union and got his wish, except that the British voters have indicated they may reverse themselves and decide to stay in the Union, an occurrence that will most certainly disappoint Bolton.

Benny Avni revealed the details of his fantasy in the column he wrote under the title: “In response to Putin, Team Trump is going 'multilateral' without the United Nations,” published on March 26, 2018 in the New York Post.

The following is how Avni celebrated what he mistook as a success achieved by those for whom he is rooting: “The coordinated Euro-American action against Russia may signal the end of an era: hello coalitions of the willing.” As to you dear reader, note the “s” at the end of the word “coalition” because it signals the author's desire to see the formation of more than one coalition in the future.

After the fake celebration, Benny Avni literally welcomed John Bolton to the post of national security adviser in the Trump administration, and did something that is as Jewish as matzoh bread: he stole the success that was scored by A and attributed it to B. More specifically, he attributed to America the call to punish Russia; a request that was made by the Prime Minister of Britain who called on friends to show their displeasure at Russia's unacceptable activities on British soil.

Not only did Avni commit a typically Jewish act of intellectual dishonesty, he went further and created the noise that made the whole drama sound like it was a John Bolton success story. Here is how Benny Avni did that: “Caricatures of his 'unilateralism' aside, Bolton is a proponent of coordinated action among allies, like the bright display of solidarity with Britain.” What Avni failed to mention is that the incident and the drama that followed it had unfolded entirely before John Bolton was heard from, and before he was nominated to the post of National Security Adviser.

So the question that needs to be answered is this: “What kind of “coalitions of the willing” does Benny Avni fantasize about, having said, “Goodbye, empty UN blather”? The only way we can answer this question is to review how the United States handled such matters in the past. To confront the North Koreans in the 1950s, America called on the United Nations to help, and the UN responded positively. The operation was inconclusive. A decade later, the United States called on the NATO allies to help in the Vietnam War, and many responded positively. But when they saw the futility of the war, they jumped ship … one after the other.

When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, it was Saudi Arabia that called on America to join the Arab coalition to oust him, and America joined what came to be known as the First Gulf War. It must be said that it was the only coalition of the willing in which the goals set for it were achieved. This operation was followed by the Second Gulf War; an ill-advised criminal enterprise planned for and executed by the Jews using America's military and treasury. At first, a number of NATO countries joined the Judeo-American coalition, but they quickly withdrew when they saw the futility of it all. The historical record up to now makes clear that this operation will continue to be viewed as the worst mistake America ever committed.

Based on that history, it is reasonable to surmise that when it comes to serious conflicts, America will have no one willing to join it ever again. What may happen, however, is that America could find itself in a coalition called for by the UN. This would be the same UN about which Benny Avni said this: “Goodbye, empty UN blather,” and John Bolton said this: “No one would care if the UN headquarters in New York lost 10 of its 38 floors”.

Speaking about blather, Benny Avni gave his version of how “coalitions of the willing” have evolved. Look what he says, and see if you can make sense of it: “While 'coalition of the willing' was first used by Bill Clinton, it was made popular by George W. Bush, and was much maligned after the Iraq war, when the United Nations was put at the center of international action. It didn't work. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and various Islamist regimes became more aggressive than ever”.

Inasmuch as this says nothing about coalitions, it says a great deal about Benny Avni. While pretending to attack Russia, China, North Korea and various Islamist regimes who are so invulnerable, they care not what he says about them, Avni is behaving like the moral serial rapist that cannot refrain from raping every vulnerable victim he encounters. Alas, his victims happen to be the readers who cannot make out what he's trying to do to them.