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Imperial Hubris: Clinton Demands Russia And China "Pay The Price"

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Imperial Hubris: Clinton Demands Russia And China "Pay The Price"
Rick Rozoff

At the third meeting of the so-called Friends of Syria in Paris on July 6, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proved once again that diplomacy is to the United States what refined dining etiquette is to a jackal.

 

The third such meeting, earlier versions were held in "post-revolution" Tunisia and in Turkey, a NATO member with military forces massed on Syria's border, was opened by French President Francois Hollande (who already is making his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy appear less anomalously egregious), who declaimed, "Bashir al Assad must go...a transitional government must be set up."

 

The head of state of Syria's former colonial master also engaged in comic opera theatrics by observing a moment of silence for - some - of the victims in Syria and insisted that the Syrian government's "fall is inevitable." Just as Sarkozy had done last year with the governments of Ivory Coast and Libya. Just as Clinton had done with both as well and now with Syria.

 

But Hollande was only the compà ¨re who warmed up the audience for the true personification of 21st century imperial hubris - Clinton.

 

She, who in February referred to Russia and China as being despicable for blocking a resolution in the United Nations Security Council aimed at the regime change in Syria mentioned above, abandoned any remaining element of restraint - a quality she has never been noted for, any more than for subtlety, judgment, humility, fairness and other seemingly outdated virtues - and exploited the Syrian crisis to crudely excoriate Russia and China once again.

 

Her shrill diatribe included an attempt to incite attendees from over 100 countries and organizations against the two alleged villains: "I ask you to reach out to Russia and China and to not only urge, but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people."

 

The operative word is demand. As in dà ©marche. As in diktat.

 

However, if the above suggests that she accused Russia and China of what is the international equivalent of criminal negligence, the following demonstrates that she intended something far more severe:

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Rick Rozoff has been involved in anti-war and anti-interventionist work in various capacities for forty years. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. Is the manager of the Stop NATO international email list at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato/
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