17:04 14.04.2017(updated 17:08 14.04.2017) Get short URL
Whether a nuclear war breaks out within the next few
days or not – the despicable fact remains, that the entire world is being held
hostage by American military madness.
It seems only a matter of time before the US finally triggers
a war with any number of foreign states that it designates as
"enemies" – North Korea, Syria, Iran, Russia or China.
Or any other state whom Washington deems to be a "threat"
in its paranoid hegemonic view of the world. The common denominator
here is US military aggression.
And what makes US military power so dangerous is that the people who run
that country are, to be blunt, so stupid – full of their own delusion
self-righteousness and ignorance.
US news outlet NBC is reporting that the Trump administration is ready
to launch pre-emptive military strikes on the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea. Meanwhile, North Korea says that it is prepared
to pre-empt any US strikes with a nuclear attack on America or
its allies in response to what Pyongyang says is provocative
aggression.
This weekend marks a major anniversary for North Korea, the 105th
birth date of its founder Kim Il Sung. His grandson, Kim Jong Un, the
current leader, may be tempted to carry out a sixth underground
nuclear weapon test to "celebrate" the occasion, in violation
of UN Security Council resolutions. Let's keep in mind, however, that
such action by North Korea is only a "test" – not an act
of war.
But what is undeniable is that the amassing of nuclear forces – an
"armada" as US President Donald Trump calls it – off the
Korean Peninsula by Washington is bound to be seen as an
aggression by the North Korean leadership. It is arguable that the US is
the one that is carrying out an act of war by sailing its forces
towards North Korea.
The Trump's administration's launching of 59 cruise missiles
on Syria last week, in what was a flagrant violation
of international law, was no doubt a calculated signal
from Washington that it is willing to use massive military force
whenever and wherever it deems, regardless of legalities.
Then in the past few days, the dropping by the US
of the biggest non-nuclear bomb – the MOAB or so-called Mother of all
Bombs – in Afghanistan is another calculated step
towards obliterating any legal restraint on Washington, as well
as again sending a signal to North Korea and others that it is
prepared to act unilaterally and preemptively.
All major powers in the Pacific region – including Russia and China
– are calling for a negotiated solution to the tinderbox tensions
over the Korean Peninsula. But the only power that is refusing
to open dialogue is Washington. US secretary of state Rex Tillerson
in Moscow this week said there would be no talks to resolve the
Korean crisis for the foreseeable future. Why not? Who is the US
to dictate that?
Trump has said he will solve the "North Korea
problem" alone and with military force. Such a mentality begs the
question: who is the rogue state here?
What is even more perplexing than US military force and its arsenal
of 4,700 actionable nukes (Russia has 4,500, according to the Arms
Control Association) is the foolishness of the American rulers.
The NBC report cited above says that the White House is ready
to order strikes on Pyongyang "should officials become convinced
that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons
test." That's hardly a proportionate response to a "test."
Nevertheless, the truly disturbing phrase here is "should US
officials become convinced." Given Trump's trigger-happy disregard
for international law and the abject standard of US intelligence, a
preemptive US strike on North Korea is therefore highly probable.
Trump's recent aggression in Syria is testament to the
unstable, reckless nature of politicians and military chiefs
in Washington.
Media reports show that Trump made up his mind to attack Syria
with Tomahawk missiles based on his watching of Fox News footage
of the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria on April 4. In
addition, the US president reportedly made his decision to launch those
strikes at the urging of his daughter Ivanka's emotional reaction
to seeing children dying in the alleged chemical incident.
There is good reason to believe that the Syrian chemical weapons
incident was a false flag perpetrated by Western-backed terrorist
jihadists. Yet based on the most superficial allegations that the Syrian
government carried out the chemical weapons attack, the Trump
administration went ahead with a murderous assault on that country.
Trump's volatile ego is added into the explosive mix. For weeks now
he has been asserting to "take care of the North Korea problem."
The assembling of US nuclear strike forces off the Korean Peninsula,
in conjunction with faulty US intelligence and a fatuous, egotistical
Commander-in-Chief surrounded by gung-ho advisors, are driving the logic
for war.
On the other side, the North Korean leadership has taken note
of Trump's latest aggression in Syria. It is warning that it might
take preemptive action. Seoul, the capital of America’s South Korean ally,
is well within the range of North Korea's firepower. With a
population of over 20 million, an attack on Seoul would be
catastrophic. Once the missiles start flying, the world will likely to be
plunged into a global war, dragging in China and Russia in a
nuclear confrontation with the US.
This dire prognosis is not inevitable. Dialogue and a negotiated
political settlement to the Korean crisis is entirely possible. The two
Koreas, Japan, China, Russia and the United States could solve the recurring
problem if all sides committed to a peaceful resolution of decades-old
military tensions. But the burden of responsibility lies with the US
to commit to such talks. It refuses to do so, insisting instead
on a military showdown.
What makes the problem so precarious is Washington's bull-headed,
arrogant stupidity. Trump is just the latest manifestation of Washington's
hubris, with a recklessness that goes beyond previous
administrations.
Trump's readiness to use unilateral military
aggression – as seen in Syria last week – and in his outrageous
deployment this week of weapons of mass destruction
in Afghanistan are alarming.
But more than this, what is even more alarming is the delusional
nature of US "intelligence" and American political
"leadership." If the US can launch cruise missiles on Syria
based on highly suspect claims over chemical weapons, plus a
president who is so gullible and suggestible, then the world is truly being
pushed to an abysmal precipice.
Far more dangerous than American nuclear weapons is the
incorrigible unscrupulousness of American rulers. These are the same kind
of people whose self-righteousness and criminal disregard
for humanity led them to launch atomic weapons on Japan 72 years
ago. A monstrous act of genocide which they still justify as "being
right".
It is an abomination that the world is being held hostage
by American military madness. And has been for more than seven
decades ever since the Second World War. The question is: can this
American madness be defused safely, and brought to a peaceful end?
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