Quote:This seems like a fair description of US military policy in the last few decades.1. The United States is not a cartoon villain trying to take over the world and conquer everyone (that would be Russia and China) so this is just paranoia.
With the exception of some realist cynics at the very top, most military people probably believe that what they are doing is right. Yet the results seem not to bear that out. Look at our great success in Afghanistan, for example.
For people who still sincerely hold to the faith that the US brings democracy and freedom to other countries, it certainly does appear that "nothing goes right."
For the people who actually make the decisions, however, there are probably different plans in place. For them, two outcomes are acceptable:
1) the leaders of a country become obedient to US demands and let us control their economy, or
2) the country is thrown into chaos, the economy goes to shambles, and there is no possibility of that country challenging US hegemony in any way.
Examples of the second goal include Libya, for example.
Option number one is possible if Ukraine manages to come out of the war without being nuked to ashes. In that case it will certainly be under a crushing debt burden. This is the way the IMF, the World Bank, and the US like it. Managing the debt means austerity for the Ukrainian people, and forced privatization of their industry (which means that the profits go to international corporations, not Ukrainians).
Option number two is always a possibility, if the US continues to refuse negotiations. The US government currently seems willing to fight the war until the last Ukrainian is dead. A strange sort of victory, but it achieves US foreign policy goals.
2. Russia is never going to use nukes and of course, Ukraine's going to have a bumpy recovery. You can thank Russia for that ....
3. America like every other Ukraine ally has made it clear the war stops with Russia GTFO of Ukraine ...
4. If you think Libya was a utopia under Gaddafi you are nuts. If you think Afghanistan was better under the Taliban or the Soviets you are even nuttier.
Typical "America Bad" Rubbish
"Change was inevitable"
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Nemo sicut deus debet esse!
“No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
–SHIRLEY CHISHOLM