Oleg Smirnov
2015-03-09 21:07:16 UTC
<http://russia-insider.com/en/2015/03/09/4262>
A European-American Divorce over Ukraine
Germans are finally realizing US is a force for chaos
This article originally appeared <http://is.gd/pw2geA> at Moon of Alabama
The German government finally wakes up, a little bit at least, and recognizes
the obvious fact that U.S. neocons want to drag Europe into a war. It is now
openly blaming <http://is.gd/tbJHtN> certain circles within the U.S.
government and NATO of sabotaging the Minsk ceasefire agreement. Especially
offensive is the fantasy talk of U.S. and NATO commander General Breedlove::
For months, Breedlove has been commenting on Russian activities in eastern
Ukraine, speaking of troop advances on the border, the amassing of munitions
and alleged columns of Russian tanks. Over and over again, Breedlove's
numbers have been significantly higher than those in the possession of
America's NATO allies in Europe. As such, he is playing directly into the
hands of the hardliners in the US Congress and in NATO.
The German government is alarmed. Are the Americans trying to thwart
European efforts at mediation led by Chancellor Angela Merkel? Sources in
the Chancellery have referred to Breedlove's comments as "dangerous
propaganda." Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier even found it
necessary recently to bring up Breedlove's comments with NATO General
Secretary Jens Stoltenberg.
But Breedlove hasn't been the only source of friction. Europeans have also
begun to see others as hindrances in their search for a diplomatic solution
to the Ukraine conflict. First and foremost among them is Victoria Nuland,
head of European affairs at the US State Department. She and others would
like to see Washington deliver arms to Ukraine and are supported by
Congressional Republicans as well as many powerful Democrats.
Indeed, US President Barack Obama seems almost isolated. He has thrown his
support behind Merkel's diplomatic efforts for the time being, but he has
also done little to quiet those who would seek to increase tensions with
Russia and deliver weapons to Ukraine. Sources in Washington say that
Breedlove's bellicose comments are first cleared with the White House and
the Pentagon. The general, they say, has the role of the "super hawk,"
whose role is that of increasing the pressure on America's more reserved
trans-Atlantic partners.
The U.S., including Obama, wants to strengthen the U.S. run NATO and thereby
its influence in Europe. And Europe, by losing business with Russia and
risking war, is supposed to pay for it.
The German public, despite tons of transatlantic propaganda, has well
understood the game and the government can not escape that fact. It has to
come back to some decent course and if that means trouble with Washington so
be it. The foreign ministers of Germany, France and the U.S. are currently
meeting in Paris and Secretary of State Kerry will not like what he will hear:
In Berlin, top politicians have always considered a common position
vis-a-vis Russia as a necessary prerequisite for success in peace efforts.
For the time being, that common front is still holding, but the dispute is a
fundamental one -- and hinges on the question of whether diplomacy can be
successful without the threat of military action. Additionally, the
trans-Atlantic partners also have differing goals. Whereas the aim of the
Franco-German initiative is to stabilize the situation in Ukraine, it is
Russia that concerns hawks within the US administration. They want to drive
back Moscow's influence in the region and destabilize Putin's power. For
them, the dream outcome would be regime change in Moscow.
Europe has no interest in regime change in Russia. The result would likely be
a much worse government and leader then the largely liberal Putin.
The U.S., the empire of chaos, does not care what happens after a regime
change. In the view of U.S. politicians trouble and unrest in the "rest of the
world" can only better the (relative) position of the United States. If
production capabilities in Europe get destroyed through war the U.S. could
revive its export industries.
It seems that at least some European leaders now understand that they get
played by Washington and they are pushing back. A Eurasian economic sphere is
in Europe's interest <http://is.gd/8a7v0h>. Will Obama accept their view and
turn off the hawks or will he escalate and risk the alliance with Europe? A
first sign looks positive. The U.S. called off <http://is.gd/P1OyCE>, on short
notice, a plan to train Ukrainian National Guard (i.e. Nazi) forces:
[O]n Friday, a spokesman for US forces in Europe, confirmed the delay in a
statement and said: "The US government would like to see the Minsk agreement
fulfilled."
"The training mission is currently on hold but Army Europe is prepared to
carry out the mission if and when our government decides to move forward,"
the statement said.
Some Europeans, like the writers in the piece above, still see Obama as a
reluctant warrior pushed to war by the hawks in his own government and the
Republicans in Congress. But the surge in Afghanistan, the destruction of
Libya, the war on Syria and the trouble in Ukraine have all been run by the
same propaganda scheme: Obama does not want war, gets pushed and then
reluctantly agrees to it. It is a false view. The buck stops at his desk and
Nuland as well as General Breedlove and other official hawks concerned about
their precious bodily fluids <http://is.gd/GkYwbb> are under Obama's direct
command. He can make them shut up or get them fired with a simple 30 second
phone call. As he does not do so it is clear that he wants them to talk
exactly as they do talk. Obama is the one driving the neocon lane.a
The Europeans should finally get this and distance themselves from that
destructive path.
A European-American Divorce over Ukraine
Germans are finally realizing US is a force for chaos
This article originally appeared <http://is.gd/pw2geA> at Moon of Alabama
The German government finally wakes up, a little bit at least, and recognizes
the obvious fact that U.S. neocons want to drag Europe into a war. It is now
openly blaming <http://is.gd/tbJHtN> certain circles within the U.S.
government and NATO of sabotaging the Minsk ceasefire agreement. Especially
offensive is the fantasy talk of U.S. and NATO commander General Breedlove::
For months, Breedlove has been commenting on Russian activities in eastern
Ukraine, speaking of troop advances on the border, the amassing of munitions
and alleged columns of Russian tanks. Over and over again, Breedlove's
numbers have been significantly higher than those in the possession of
America's NATO allies in Europe. As such, he is playing directly into the
hands of the hardliners in the US Congress and in NATO.
The German government is alarmed. Are the Americans trying to thwart
European efforts at mediation led by Chancellor Angela Merkel? Sources in
the Chancellery have referred to Breedlove's comments as "dangerous
propaganda." Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier even found it
necessary recently to bring up Breedlove's comments with NATO General
Secretary Jens Stoltenberg.
But Breedlove hasn't been the only source of friction. Europeans have also
begun to see others as hindrances in their search for a diplomatic solution
to the Ukraine conflict. First and foremost among them is Victoria Nuland,
head of European affairs at the US State Department. She and others would
like to see Washington deliver arms to Ukraine and are supported by
Congressional Republicans as well as many powerful Democrats.
Indeed, US President Barack Obama seems almost isolated. He has thrown his
support behind Merkel's diplomatic efforts for the time being, but he has
also done little to quiet those who would seek to increase tensions with
Russia and deliver weapons to Ukraine. Sources in Washington say that
Breedlove's bellicose comments are first cleared with the White House and
the Pentagon. The general, they say, has the role of the "super hawk,"
whose role is that of increasing the pressure on America's more reserved
trans-Atlantic partners.
The U.S., including Obama, wants to strengthen the U.S. run NATO and thereby
its influence in Europe. And Europe, by losing business with Russia and
risking war, is supposed to pay for it.
The German public, despite tons of transatlantic propaganda, has well
understood the game and the government can not escape that fact. It has to
come back to some decent course and if that means trouble with Washington so
be it. The foreign ministers of Germany, France and the U.S. are currently
meeting in Paris and Secretary of State Kerry will not like what he will hear:
In Berlin, top politicians have always considered a common position
vis-a-vis Russia as a necessary prerequisite for success in peace efforts.
For the time being, that common front is still holding, but the dispute is a
fundamental one -- and hinges on the question of whether diplomacy can be
successful without the threat of military action. Additionally, the
trans-Atlantic partners also have differing goals. Whereas the aim of the
Franco-German initiative is to stabilize the situation in Ukraine, it is
Russia that concerns hawks within the US administration. They want to drive
back Moscow's influence in the region and destabilize Putin's power. For
them, the dream outcome would be regime change in Moscow.
Europe has no interest in regime change in Russia. The result would likely be
a much worse government and leader then the largely liberal Putin.
The U.S., the empire of chaos, does not care what happens after a regime
change. In the view of U.S. politicians trouble and unrest in the "rest of the
world" can only better the (relative) position of the United States. If
production capabilities in Europe get destroyed through war the U.S. could
revive its export industries.
It seems that at least some European leaders now understand that they get
played by Washington and they are pushing back. A Eurasian economic sphere is
in Europe's interest <http://is.gd/8a7v0h>. Will Obama accept their view and
turn off the hawks or will he escalate and risk the alliance with Europe? A
first sign looks positive. The U.S. called off <http://is.gd/P1OyCE>, on short
notice, a plan to train Ukrainian National Guard (i.e. Nazi) forces:
[O]n Friday, a spokesman for US forces in Europe, confirmed the delay in a
statement and said: "The US government would like to see the Minsk agreement
fulfilled."
"The training mission is currently on hold but Army Europe is prepared to
carry out the mission if and when our government decides to move forward,"
the statement said.
Some Europeans, like the writers in the piece above, still see Obama as a
reluctant warrior pushed to war by the hawks in his own government and the
Republicans in Congress. But the surge in Afghanistan, the destruction of
Libya, the war on Syria and the trouble in Ukraine have all been run by the
same propaganda scheme: Obama does not want war, gets pushed and then
reluctantly agrees to it. It is a false view. The buck stops at his desk and
Nuland as well as General Breedlove and other official hawks concerned about
their precious bodily fluids <http://is.gd/GkYwbb> are under Obama's direct
command. He can make them shut up or get them fired with a simple 30 second
phone call. As he does not do so it is clear that he wants them to talk
exactly as they do talk. Obama is the one driving the neocon lane.a
The Europeans should finally get this and distance themselves from that
destructive path.