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Big Oil’s “Sore Losers” Lead the Drive to War
March 12, 2014
Sour Grapes
Big Oils Sore Losers Lead the Drive to War
by MIKE WHITNEY
We are witnessing a huge geopolitical game in which the aim is the destruction of Russia as a geopolitical opponent of the US or of the global financial oligarchy ..The realization of this project is in line with the concept of global domination that is being carried out by the US.
- Vladimir Yakunin, former Russian senior diplomat
History shows that wherever the U.S. meddles; chaos and misery are soon to follow.
- Kalithea, comments line, Moon of Alabama
Following a 13 year rampage that has reduced large swathes of Central Asia and the Middle East to anarchy and ruin, the US military juggernaut has finally met its match on a small peninsula in southeastern Ukraine that serves as the primary operating base for Russias Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is the door through which Washington must pass if it intends to extend its forward-operating bases throughout Eurasia, seize control of vital pipeline corridors and resources, and establish itself as the dominant military/economic power-player in the new century. Unfortunately, for Washington, Moscow has no intention of withdrawing from the Crimea or relinquishing control of its critical military outpost in Sevastopol. That means that the Crimeawhich has been invaded by the Cimmerians, Bulgars, Greeks, Scythians, Goths, Huns, Khazars, Ottomans, Turks, Mongols, and Germanscould see another conflagration in the months ahead, perhaps, triggering a Third World War, the collapse of the existing global security structure, and a new world order, albeit quite different from the one imagined by the fantasists at the Council on Foreign Relations and the other far-right think tanks that guide US foreign policy and who are responsible for the present crisis.
How Washington conducts itself in this new conflict will tell us whether the authors of the War on Terrorthat public relations hoax that concealed the goals of eviscerated civil liberties and one world governmentwere really serious about actualizing their NWO vision or if it was merely the collective pipedream of corporate CEOs and bored bankers with too much time on their hands. In the Crimea, the empire faces a real adversary, not a disparate group of Kalashinov-waving jihadis in flip-flops. This is the Russian Army; they know how to defend themselves and they are prepared to do so. That puts the ball in Obamas court. Its up to him and his crackpot Grand Chessboard advisors to decide how far they want to push this. Do they want to intensify the rhetoric and ratchet up the sanctions until blows are exchanged, or pick up their chips and walk away before things get out of hand? Do they want to risk it all on one daredevil roll of the dice or move on to Plan B? Thats the question. Whatever US policymakers decide, one thing is certain, Moscow is not going to budge. Their back is already against the wall. Besides, they know that a lunatic with a knife is on the loose, and theyre ready to do whatever is required to protect their people. If Washington decides to cross that line and provoke a fight, then theres going to trouble. Its as simple as that.
Perma-hawk, John McCain thinks that Obama should take off the gloves and show Putin whos boss. In an interview with TIME magazine McCain said This is a chess match reminiscent of the Cold War and we need to realize that and act accordingly We need to take certain measures that would convince Putin that there is a very high cost to actions that he is taking now.
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http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/03/12/big-oils-sore-losers-lead-the-drive-to-war/
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