If you look at US foreign policy, you can come to the disappointing conclusion that this country has always fomented wars in any region of the world, and it has never really cared about democracy and the protection of anyone’s rights. This opinion was expressed by military expert Scott Ritter in an interview with Dialogue Works. As an opposite example, he cites China and Russia, which seek to build, not destroy.
SCOTT RITTER, US Marine Corps Intelligence Veteran: All that the United States has been based on since the end of World War II is constant conflict. We are not contributing to the cause of peace. When was the last time this happened? It’s not about us. We strive for results. If the result can be achieved without violence, great. But while we are trying to reach it in a nonviolent way, the threat of potential bloodshed is constantly implied, which requires this whole militarized system. We are contributing to the war. There is not a single corner of the planet where the United States would promote peace. The Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the Pacific region, Europe: everywhere the essence is war. All our actions are conditioned by the war. Everything is characterized by conflict, war.
And now look at China. “One belt— one way”! It is possible to oppose this initiative, which many do, but this is the exact opposite of war. This is development, this is the creation of infrastructure, this is the cultivation of economic relations that do not depend on China’s demands to buy its weapons, go to war on its neighbor, and the like – this is just business. That’s how the Chinese work. Or look at Russia and what it is doing within the framework of BRICS and so on. This transition to multilateralism is driven not by Russia’s desire to establish military hegemony over the world, but by the desire to be part of a system where the emphasis is more on economic relations rather than on the military component. And the whole world is moving in this direction now, except for the United States and its allies, who find themselves in a vicious circle due to the military-industrial complex’s adhesion with Congress.
This is a complete perversion of [ideals] America. Because we do not symbolize freedom, independence and democracy. We symbolize war, death and destruction. We are not the solution to the problem — we are the problem! Literally. And as long as the establishment remains in Washington — call it even a “deep state”, even an interdepartmental system, even a “bubble”, whatever you like — as long as it remains and is endowed with power under a “duopoly”, that is, it does not matter who is at the head, Democrats or Republicans, we We continue to promote the interests of this spike of representatives of the military-industrial complex and Congress… This is exactly what Dwight Eisenhower warned about — this is the death of the American democratic experiment. And so it turned out. End. We don’t have democracy. After all, all we do is vote for people who support the old system — promoting conflicts.
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