tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3553834225625286618..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: The Struggle to Preserve American Hegemony Over EuropeThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12763955101428638462019-11-04T03:50:34.408-08:002019-11-04T03:50:34.408-08:00Aw, this was a very nice post. In concept I want t...Aw, this was a very nice post. In concept I want to put in writing like this additionally – taking time and precise effort to make an excellent article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and on no account appear to get one thing done. <a href="https://onlinecasino1488.us.com" rel="nofollow">casino bonus</a>avvilibber28https://www.blogger.com/profile/15925087301181263897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-35089419744151171282018-06-03T06:01:48.800-07:002018-06-03T06:01:48.800-07:00An excellent summary, BM.
A small correction: &quo...An excellent summary, BM.<br />A small correction: "The US is quite ruthless." It should read: The US is ruthless*.<br />So it is any other big power today; Russia, China, or the past powers such as Spain or England. And there is no surprise that level of ruthlessness increase with level of power. Hence we shall all support a multi-polar world. Competition of ideas does wonderful things.<br /><br />*For a fantastic primer on how "Money and hard power count, and that's that," read a short article by our own Neil Macdonald.<br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/the-ukraine-crisis-through-the-whimsy-of-international-law-1.2559980<br /><br />As for united Europe, the only real contender to the global supremacy of USA, it had to be destroyed, with a little help of globalists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-11713750736903874872018-06-02T17:49:03.938-07:002018-06-02T17:49:03.938-07:00And the US-backed Qatar to Turkey natural gas pipe...And the US-backed Qatar to Turkey natural gas pipeline that Assad nixed in 2010 because it crossed Syria also cheesed off the US. Next thing you know, Syrian civil war. The pipeline was intended to compete with Russian gas delivered through Ukraine.<br /><br />The US is quite ruthless. The State Dept and CIA, Hillary's pals, want Russia's and Iran's balls, and they have managed to co-opt Trump by making him believe the neocon line by tricking him into thinking it's all his own ideas. He'd never guess, the dumb narcissistic lout. The US's foreign policy is essentially no different than if Hillary had been elected prez. They let him have his great trade wars sort of if it suits and at the moment it does, but strategically, hating Iran, Russia and China and heading them off is the top of the US agenda. Total world hegemony is the driving force.<br /><br />If Germany and the EU, minus the UK puppy on a bad day as they are pretty fine backstabbers themselves, get in the way, as with the Baltic gas pipeline which benefits Russia, well they'll find out that Uncle Sam is hardly beneficent. Why does the US export vast quantities of LNG to Europe? To obviate the need for Russian gas so that Russia remains sanctions-struck and earning little foreign exchange. Going on about Trump and Putin being "friends" is foolish; Trumps's not running the real foreign affairs show, he just thinks he is. Look at all the harumphing about N Korea being untrustworthy by "officials". The real untrustworthy villain worldwide is the US. They'll renege on any deal at any time as they see fit.<br /><br />Meanwhile the Euro-wusses are finally realizing they've been checkmated by the U.S. They have to pay international debts with USD, the reserve currency, so they cannot rebel on the Iran sanctions re-imposition. The US can simply refuse to process payment and bugger up the European banks. Same with the Baltic gas pipeline in future.<br /><br />The EU left it too late. They didn't organize their own reserve currency, didn't form their own military. And now they are discovering, beyond the swell-sounding words of the past, the US doesn't give a single shit about them. And they're stunned. Naive bastards. At least we in Canada and Austalia have been good boot-licking vassals, especially since the US ousted PM Gough Whitlam in Oz in 1975. No, we mind our p's and q's. With good reason. The over optimistic Europeans thought that at heart the US was Mr Nice Guy.<br /><br />No, it's Sociopathia. And if they think you're buggering around with them, then you'll see what 70 countries have seen since WW2, armed force persuasion. Ruthless and selfish they are. The two Dulles Bros lied to Truman, Ike and JFK and ran State and the CIA their way. It's never stopped. History needs to be remembered.<br /><br />BM<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36901311671185734032018-06-02T16:42:17.181-07:002018-06-02T16:42:17.181-07:00https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/us-close...https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/us-closely-watching-india-s-plan-to-buy-s-400-air-defence-system-from-russia/story-j1iiz3hcH9Gzvw1LptLYhI.html<br /><br />https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-foreign-usa-turkey/pompeo-presses-turkey-on-s-400-missiles-purchase-from-russia-idUSKBN1HY2A6<br /><br />The USA likes to control everyone.<br />Going outside the USA sphere of influence for weapons or goods is tantamount to treason in the USA eyes.<br />Hidden beneath the calls of 'special relationship' Canadian neighbours and other such touchy feely descriptions is a USA desire to be the dominant military and economic country in the world.<br />The power the USA had to do so is eroding and hence we have Trump who by hook or by crook! intends to bludgeon the world into the image of the USA.<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83565536249362337842018-06-02T15:38:04.370-07:002018-06-02T15:38:04.370-07:00I doubt Trump is worried about the Russian gas pip...I doubt Trump is worried about the Russian gas pipeline at all. You'll note that the article says that unnamed "officials" are worried about it. Which is essentially meaningless, since Trump regularly contradicts even members of his cabinet. Trump is not interested in blocking things that make money for Russians to launder through his properties.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com