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World News See other World News Articles Title: Paul Craig Roberts: Trump has surrendered to the real rulers of America Trump’s National Security Speech Paul Craig Roberts dissects “Trump’s National Security Speech.” What do we make of Trump’s national security speech? First of all, it is the military/security complex’s speech, and it is inconsistent with Trump’s intention of normalizing relations with Russia. The military/security complex, using Trump’s position as President, has defined Russia and China as “revisionist powers,” Washington’s rivals who seek to put their own national interests ahead of Washington’s unilateralism. Russia and China are “revisionist powers” because their assertion of their national interests limits Washington’s hegemony. In other words, Washington does not accept the validity of other countries’ interests if those interests are contrary to Washington’s interests. So, how does Trump expect to work with Russia and China when he reads a speech that Russia and China seek to “shape a world antithetical to our interests and values.” “Our values” means, of course, Washington’s dominance. Trump begins by honoring the military, police, Homeland Security, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In other words, “America first” means domination by Washington over the citizenry as well as over foreign countries. The Duran recommends using WP Engine to speed up your site, increase your conversion rates, and improve your SEO. Trump then cloaks himself in the American people who “voted to make America great again.” Then Trump’s speech picks up the Israel Lobby’s line about a bad deal with Iran and asserts that previous administrations tolerated ISIS, when in fact they created it and set in upon Libya and Syria. Then he attacks environmental protection and complains of illegal aliens, while ignoring the refugees Washington’s wars imposed on Europe. In an era of neoconservative celebration of US world hegemony, Trump accuses his predecessors of losing confidence in America. This is extraordinary. When a country’s entire foreign policy is based on the assumption that it is the “exceptional and indispensable country,” how is this a loss of confidence? It is massive arrogance and hubris. The problem is not a loss of confidence by the rulers but an overbearing hubris. Then Trump claims that through him, Americans again rule their nation. He says that now Washington is serving the citizens. Looking at the tax bill, he must mean that citizens consist of the One Percent. He next associates making America first with more money for the military. Improve your skills, better your prospects, and make more money with training The Linux Foundation! Then he blames Iran for terrorism, something that Iran lives in fear of, but he does not mention Saudi Arabia’s support for terrorism or that of the US military/security complex’s which encourages terrorism as a weapon against Iran and Russia and as an excuse for its massive budget and power. Trump then claims credit for the Russian/Syrian defeat of ISIS. It has been proved that ISIS is supported and financed by Washington. Trump’s claim is even more ridiculous than the previous claims of the Obama regime that the US defeated National Socialist Germany. Russia, which did defeat Germany, was not invited to the anniversary celebration. Trump next demands that the countries we defend pay for it. Who are these countries and who do we defend them from? He can only mean Europe, Canada, Australia, Israel, and Japan. Is Washington defending them from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran or from the terrorists Washington creates, arms, and supplies to overthrow Libya, Syria and whatever countries Washington is successful siccing terrorists on. Apparently, some of these CIA-created terrorist organizations break loose from their creator and conduct operations on their own. So, Washington is a government that creates its own enemies. Trump next brags on the sanctions he has imposed on “the North Korean regime.” He doesn’t mention, and I would bet he does not know, that Washington has withheld a peace treaty since the 1950s from North Korea. Washington has kept the war status open for 64 years. Having seen the fate of Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, etc., little wonder North Korea wants nuclear weapons. Trump, standing there threatening the world, says that Washington will take all necessary steps to prevent North Korea from threatening the world. Trump then delivers the establishment’s propaganda that unemployment is at an all time low and the stock market at an all time high. So, what is Trump rescuing Middle America from if unemployment is at an all time low? What happened to Trump’s case against jobs offshoring? This is nothing but feel-good talk. Trump is repeating the lies because the lies make him look good. What Trump should be doing is pointing out the meaninglessness of the unemployment rate, because it doesn’t count the unemployed, only those few who looked for a job in the last 4 weeks. He should be pointing out that the stock market is not a sign of a growing economy but a sign of massive money creation by the central banks of the US, EU, UK, and Japan. The massive printing of money has flooded into paper assets, driving up their price and further enriching the One Percent. Trump says that one leg of the strategy is to “preserve peace through strength.” What peace is he talking about? In the past two decades Washington has destroyed in whole or part eight countries and overthrown democratic governments in others. Is Trump equating peace with Washington’s wars? No other country has initiated wars and invasions and bombings and aggressive military actions on other countries’ borders. Trump says that America is threatened by enemies and to protect us the military will be enlarged. He said he was overturning the “defense sequester,” something that clearly does not exist. My conclusion is that Trump has surrendered to the real rulers of America—the powerful interest groups such as the military/security complex, the Israel Lobby, the environmental polluters, Wall Street and the banks “too big to fail.” America is a country in which despite the hopes flyover America had in Trump, an oligarchy rules. The American people, regardless of who they elect, have no voice, no input, no representation. The governments of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush were the last governments that were subject to any accountability. With the Clinton regime the United States entered into the age of tyranny. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Ada, All (#0)
HORSESHIT shoveled by an idiot.
Not so sure I would include George H W Bush on the list of Good Guys.
The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
Not a good guy but smarter than his sons.
A satirist in India was popular in the US anti-war movement before Obama was elected. She called George Bush, Bush the Lesser. I forgot her name so I looked her up. She is very funny. Fifty six-year-old Arundhati Roy came into limelight with her first novel, God of the Small Things. In 1997, at the age of 36, Roy won the prestigious Mans Booker Prize for fiction with this debut novel. The book is mostly about her early childhood experiences, and the setting of the novel is her village of Aymanam in Kerela, India. Her deep understanding of child psychology, along with her subtle and sublime use of words and phrases make the book very interesting. Her questioning of gender bias, religious disharmony, and caste discrimination give it depth. Roy has also written various other nonfiction works which showcase her ideas on social and political issues. She actively asserts her ideas on social justice and political activism as well. She was awarded with Sydney Peace Prize in 2004 for her advocacy of social justice and efforts towards peaceful resolutions of regional, national, and international conflicts. In 2006 she was awarded the Sahitya Akademy Award for her collection of essays The Algebra of Infinite Justice, but she declined this most prestigious national award which is given for contributions in the field of literature. In 2011 she was awarded Norman Mailer Prize for distinguished writing. The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
Would Paul Craig Roberts rather have Hillary "Uranium One" Clinton as POTUS? Or even JEB! Bush?? Ted Cruz?? Marco Rubio?? President Trump may not be perfect, but he's given us a break from the final plunge into complete socialism/communism that would have already seen a civil war break out under a Clinton dictatorship.
“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group." I think Trump is doing the best that he can under the circumstances. He's not perfect -- but one hell of an improvement. The Goldman Sucks crowd will have to burn him before he kicks them out. Right now he's just trying to use them to keep the economy afloat until he can deal with 50 other issues.
Amen. “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
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