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Is US War On Russia Inevitable? |
By
Stephen Lendman |
| A distant nation geopolitically ignorant Americans knew nothing about
years earlier became a hugely dangerous global flashpoint. Russia and America are intractably on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict - US naked aggression, systematically raping the country, imported death squads involved, ISIS, Nusra and other terrorists called “moderates.” Russia’s intervention in September 2015 changed the dynamic on the ground, challenging US imperial interests effectively, gaining a military and geopolitical advantage - why US officials upped the ante, making ominous threats about terror-bombing Syrian forces without Security Council authorization, unattainable because of Sino/Russia veto power. Comments by US officials and their spokespersons about weighing all options against Assad seem headed inevitably toward direct confrontation between the world’s dominant nuclear powers - madness if occurs, a potential doomsday scenario. Russia won’t tolerate US actions threatening its aircraft, ships off Syria’s coast or ground personnel. Defense Ministry spokesman General Igor Konashenkov said any unidentified flying threats will be targeted and destroyed. Provocations will be confronted appropriately. On Thursday, Sergey Lavrov expressed concern about hawks influencing US policies, Russia’s good faith efforts for conflict resolution in Syria consistently undermined, things headed for greater aggression than already, risking East/West confrontation. Interviewed on Russian television, Syrian ambassador to Moscow Riyad Haddad said his government will continue cooperating with Moscow until the scourge of “terrorism and extremism” are defeated. Washington’s objective is polar opposite. Russia’s diplomatic conflict resolution efforts failed because US policymakers spurn them, wanting war, not peace. Syria is being raped and destroyed. Endless war continues for regime change. Hillary Clinton represents Washington’s lunatic fringe, an unapologetic war goddess. With her ascension to power in 2017 likely, escalated conflict is virtually certain, perhaps involving inevitable US/Russia clashes - the unthinkable possibility of nuclear war. I believe WW III began with the 1999 rape of Yugoslavia, escalated post-9/11 against all countries Washington attacked. Things are heading for a showdown with Russia, China and Iran, followed by a mass awakening to the reality of another global war underway with super-weapons able to destroy life on earth. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. |
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