"Europe is America's essential geopolitical bridgehead in Eurasia...A wider Europe and an enlarged NATO will serve the short-term and longer-term interests of U.S. policy... A politically defined Europe is also essential to Russia's assimilation into a system of global cooperation."
"Bridgehead"? In other words, Europe is just a means to an end. But what would that "end" be?
Global domination. Isn't that what he's talking about?
Of course, it is.
What makes the Ukrainian crisis so hard to understand, is that the media conceals the policy behind the impenetrable fog of daily events. Once the fog lifts though, it's easy to see who's causing all the trouble. It's the party that's calling the shots from abroad, the good old USofA.
Putin doesn't want this war and neither do most Ukrainians. The whole thing was conjured up by Uncle Sam and his minions to stop the flow of Russian gas to Europe, to push NATO further eastward, and to break the Russian Federation into little pieces. That's what it's really all about. And these madmen are willing to raze Ukraine to the ground and kill every living organism within a 3,000 mile radius of Kiev to get their way. After all, isn't that what they did in Iraq? They sure did. And did I mention that, according to this week's Wall Street Journal, "Iraq's Oil Output Surged to Highest Level in Over 30 Years," with all the usual suspects raking in hefty profits.
The point is, if they did it in Iraq, they'll do it in Ukraine too. Because what Washington cares about is constituents, not carnage. Carnage they can handle.
Brzezinski is not the only one supporting the current policy either. There's also fellow traveler, Hillary Clinton. In fact, it was Secretary of State Clinton who first used the term "pivot" in a 2011 article in Foreign Policy Magazine titled "America's Pacific Century." Clinton's op-ed described a "rebalancing" plan that would open up new markets to US corporations and Wall Street, control the flow of vital resources, and "forge a broad-based military presence" across the continent. Here's an excerpt from the text of Clinton's seminal speech:
"The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action.
"As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point. Over the last 10 years, we have allocated immense resources to those two theaters. In the next 10 years, we need to be smart and systematic about where we invest time and energy, so that we put ourselves in the best position to sustain our leadership, secure our interests, and advance our values. One of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will therefore be to lock in a substantially increased investment -- diplomatic, economic, strategic, and otherwise -- in the Asia-Pacific region...
"Harnessing Asia's growth and dynamism is central to American economic and strategic interests and a key priority for President Obama. Open markets in Asia provide the United States with unprecedented opportunities for investment, trade, and access to cutting-edge technology...American firms (need) to tap into the vast and growing consumer base of Asia...The region already generates more than half of global output and nearly half of global trade. As we strive to meet President Obama's goal of doubling exports by 2015, we are looking for opportunities to do even more business in Asia...
"As I talk with business leaders across our own nation, I hear how important it is for the United States to expand our exports and our investment opportunities in Asia's dynamic markets." ("America's Pacific Century", Secretary of State Hillary Clinton," Foreign Policy Magazine, 2011)
"Harnessing Asia's growth and dynamism is central to American economic and strategic interests and a key priority for President Obama"?
Does that sound like someone who wants to cultivate a mutually-beneficial relationship with their trading partners or someone who wants to move in, take over and run the show?
Washington's plan to shift its attention from the Middle East to Asia is all about money. Clinton even says so herself. She says, "The region generates more than half of global output and nearly half of global trade...Asia's markets...provide the United States with unprecedented opportunities for investment, trade, and...a vast and growing consumer base."
Money, money, money. The upside-profit potential is limitless which is why Madame Clinton wants to plant Old Glory right in "the center of the action," so US corporations can rake in the dough without fear of reprisal.
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