There is no \u201cpeace\u201d wing in either the Democratic or Republican parties. \u201cNot only has Obama declared unending war against the rest of the world, but so has the rest of the two party duopoly.\u201d When the warmongers scream \u201cJump,\u201d the only question leaders of either party ask is, \u201cHow high?\u201d It\u2019s a matter of tone, not substance. \u201cThe Republicans openly brag about aggressions while Democrats dissemble and use weasel words to pretend they won\u2019t do the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
By Margaret Kimberley<\/strong><\/p>\n February 12, 2016 “Information Clearing House<\/a>” – “BAR<\/a>” – America\u2019s grand fantasy of a Project for a New American Century has experienced a serious setback. Yet this country still isn\u2019t dissuaded from pursuing the imperial effort. For five years Syrian president Bashar al-Assad stood his ground and ignored Barack Obama\u2019s refrain that he \u201cmust go.\u201d Fortunately Assad didn\u2019t leave or give up the fight. Russian president Vladimir Putin finally stood beside him in deed and not just in words. The alliance is a textbook case of how nations ought to behave within the parameters of international law.<\/p>\n Russian air strikes bolstered the Syrian army and in just four months ISIS and the rest of its jihadists allies are on the run. The Syrian peace conference in Geneva is now under a \u201ctemporary pause\u201d (*link pause) for the simple reason that there is no longer any need for it. The issue is settled. Assad isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n For nearly five years the Syrian people have suffered as a direct result of American aggression. More than 250,000 people are dead and 9 million are refugees in their country and abroad. The humanitarian disaster is a direct result of America\u2019s intervention and blame for the bloodshed should be placed at Barack Obama\u2019s feet. Now that America\u2019s jihadists allies are losing, there is suddenly concern expressed for the Syrian people who wouldn\u2019t be suffering at all absent the regime change plot.<\/p>\n \u201cBlame for the bloodshed should be placed at Barack Obama\u2019s feet.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n While Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, including \u201csocialist\u201d Bernie Sanders, express unending support for imperialism and brutality in Syria, the project is falling apart. The failure is a good thing for humanity. The United States should not be allowed to act like the schoolyard bully who steals lunch money for fun.<\/p>\n The Russian success should have taught America a lesson but that doesn\u2019t appear to be the case. The United States has pursued another brand of warfare against that country for the past two years. First by overthrowing the president of neighboring Ukraine and then by exacting sanctions which have damaged the Russian economy. The corporate media has played its part by fanning the flames with anti-Russian propaganda. One day they claim that Russia threatens European nations, then they claim Russian submarines will cut underwater cables. Any Russian who was ever murdered is now said to have died at Putin\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n The United States is determined to try and snatch some victory from the jaws of defeat. While the Syria project is heading south, the cold war appears to be getting warm. The defense department announced that it will take the unprecedented action of\u00a0 installing weapons and personnel in the Baltic states bordering Russia. (*link weapons) The most hawkish American presidents respected the old Soviet spheres of influence and didn\u2019t dare provoke so openly. Now it is clear that there will be no respite from imperialism even as it fails.<\/p>\n \u201cAny Russian who was ever murdered is now said to have died at Putin\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Barack Obama will be president for less than one year but his successor won\u2019t be any better for the rest of humanity. The Democratic and Republican candidates sound alike as they eagerly proclaim their loathing for Putin and their determination to continue war by other means. Not one of them has dared to call the Syria intervention the unlawful aggression that it obviously is and none has expressed an intention to change foreign policy. Even liberal darling Bernie Sanders spouts nonsense about \u201cSaudi skin in the game\u201d in Syria when the Saudis have been an integral part of the regime change effort. Not only has Obama declared unending war against the rest of the world, but so has the rest of the two party duopoly.<\/p>\n The lack of debate among the establishment and the slavish devotion of the corporate media make America a very dangerous country. If candidates like Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders are slick enough they can market themselves as peacemakers when in fact they will create as much chaos and suffering as any of the Republicans.<\/p>\n How can Bernie Sanders bring social democracy to the United States if he won\u2019t cut the military budget or foreswear interventions? He learned a lot from Barack Obama\u2019s 2008 comment that he was only opposed to \u201cdumb wars.\u201d The Republicans openly brag about aggressions while Democrats dissemble and use weasel words to pretend they won\u2019t do the same thing.<\/p>\n Every global conflict from the small, like Haiti, to the largest, like Iraq and Syria, is the result of American interventions. But presidential candidates and major newspapers won\u2019t acknowledge American responsibility for the suffering of millions of people. It is yet another reason to reject the Democrats and Republicans and their tag team politics of pretense. No one can say for certain who will be president of the United States one year from now. We do know that he or she will continue to bring disaster all over the world.<\/p>\n