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War, War, War See other War, War, War Articles Title: Peace Scarier Than War: US Trapped in Vicious Cycle of Militarism Sputnik... Americans have come to the point where they fear they can't live without war, US Army Colonel Gregory A. Daddis said, adding that the US' addiction to war is fed by "paranoid patriotism." Since the end of the Second World War Americans have found themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of warmongering, fed by constant fear of an external threat, noted Gregory A. Daddis, a US Army colonel and a professor of history at the United States Military Academy. Statue of Liberty © AP Photo/ Richard Drew US Losing Its Edge Because of Hubris, Bellicosity, Stupidity – Buchanan Throughout the Cold War American policy makers spoke "in apocalyptic terms" about a major threat presented the Soviets and Communism. Remarkably, nothing has changed since the collapse of the USSR, and "the gravest threat looms continuously on the horizon," the colonel pointed out. "The 2015 National Security Strategy, published in February, offers a case in point. While acknowledging America's growing economic strength and the benefits of moving beyond the large ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the document stresses the 'risks of an insecure world.' Despite its global power and reach, the United States, we are told, faces a 'persistent risk of attacks,'" Gregory A. Daddis emphasized. Washington still persists in creating the atmosphere of inevitable doom, referring to the substantial threat purportedly posed by Russia, or China, or by omnipresent terrorists. François Fillon © BFM TV US Dragging Europe Into 'Crusade' Against Russia – Former French PM Fillon A series of overseas military interventions have not dispelled Americans' illusory fears, instead they have only strengthened the positions of proponents of a "perpetual war." Citing American political scientist Andrew J. Bacevich, Daddis underscored that "the seduction of war" obscures rational thinking prompting individuals to equate American superiority with military superiority. The US colonel called attention to the sheer hypocrisy of those who insisted that the US' interventions were meant to promote "freedom" and "democracy." According to the expert, explanations of the necessity of war have always been aimed at downplaying "the economic aspects of global engagement." "Americans traditionally have been uncomfortable with the word "empire," even if its current form suggests securing economic access abroad rather than promoting traditional colonialism… War meant liberty triumphing over evil rather than promoting the nation's economic interests abroad," he emphasized. Iraqi security forces participate in a drill as U.S. forces help train them in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq. © AP Photo/ Karim Kadim It’s Not Just Troops: US Plans to Open New Military Base in Iraq Furthermore, the US has been entrapped by both the idea of America's indispensability and a deep-seated fear of no longer being "the indispensable nation," the colonel remarked adding that this condition has been dubbed "paranoid patriotism" by philosopher Kelly Oliver. Maintaining Washington's supremacy at all costs has made Americans "suspicious" of any world power or entity that might undermine the US' "self-affirmed global position," feeding its addiction to war, Colonel Daddis elaborated. "In reality, we don't want peace. We're not just entranced by war. We have come to a point where we fear we can't live without it. War has become a means to deal with our fears, while our fears have become a justification for more war," the American colonel highlighted. However, the time has come to reconsider this stance, the expert noted. US interventionism is only escalating military conflicts and is threatening the fragile global stability, stressed the colonel referring to a new potential US Middle East incursion and longstanding latent confrontation with China. "After more than a decade of war, the time has come for us to move beyond our state of national insecurity. Paranoia does not equal preparedness," Daddis stressed. "We need to stop conforming to the relentless militarization afflicting our national mental health. And, above all, we need to stop being so afraid," he concluded. Read more: sputniknews.com/us/201506...243063.html#ixzz3coHiWCsk Poster Comment: US doesn't really need war to prosper. Currently it's Israel that needs ongoing wars to detract from its theft of land from Palestinians. And since Israel lobby controls the organizational and funding aspects of US elections the main Republican and Democratic parties compete with each other in terms of accommodating Israel, particularly fighting its enemies. There is also the Report from Iron Mountain factor wherein most political leaders throughout history have not had the smarts to manage/motivate people to satisfy their needs without the coercive mechanisms inherent in war. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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