''The
Broken Chessboard''*
NATO
- A Defensive Umbrella
In
response to President Putin's decision to base Iskander S-400 Nuclear
tipped missiles with a range of 700km in Kaliningrad (within striking
distance of Berlin) to counter the 'NATO threat' Jens
Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General, said that "everything
NATO does is defensive, proportionate and fully in line with our
international commitments."
Sadly
what this statement omits is the proactive philosophy coming from
Washington's most influential shapers of foreign policy over the
past decades – such as Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
- which has basically produced a new thinking on how American
influence can continue to dominate the post-Soviet world.
You
need to read Dr. Brzezinski's
article (below) to appreciate the overall sentiments.
Containment
– Not Appeasement – Was The Name Of the Game
In
more detail, part of the philosophy had called for the containment of
Russian Federation expansion by deepening economic ties with former
Soviet satellite countries.
It
is only when such interwoven and interdependent economic structures
emerge that such can be locked in to the NATO defensive umbrella –
but this equally depends on the willingness of such countries to
decide that NATO's Article 5 is something which they would wish to
embrace as collective defense against future Russian expansion and
aggression.
Russia,
throughout it's history, has known good and bad tyrants, benevolent
and malevolent tyrants be they imperial or otherwise. There is no
guarantee (other than NATO's Article 5) that Russians will not have
to live under another Soviet-like tyranny at some stage in the future
– and what then for Western Europe's collective economic security –
without the NATO umbrella?
The
article below (assumed that President Clinton when elected) would
adopt a more proactive foreign policy irrespective of the risks which
such policies carry.
Dr
Brzezinski's thinking could be more in line with that of President
Trump – and the 'out-of-the loop' figure on this occasion,
remarkably, is NATO's Secretary General.
In
my opinion, he appears to be totally at odds with the new thinking in
Washington.
It
is highly likely that he will be just one of many NATO 'casualties'
(sic. resignations) in the very near future – departing before his
term of office ends.
I
just cannot conceive his 'lecturing' to President Trump (nor Trump
sitting through such a session!) about the importance of maintaining
the values and principles of the status quo.
Not
just Stoltenberg but this entire 'sentiment' is 'on the way out' at
NATO HQ.
Underestimating
The Russian Federation's Defensive and Offensive Capabilities
You
may not be aware – because your mainstream media did not mention it at
the time – The Russian Federation earlier this year redeployed
long-range nuclear ballistic missiles - capable of hitting all
European capital cities – including London - within
it's internal territorial borders - the Crimea. [see my earlier blog
references]
President
Obama, in response, has deployed nuclear missiles to Romania –
within easy striking distance of St. Petersburg and Moscow and all of
Russia's 'Top 10' **]
Dr. Brzezinski
is again accurate in his assessment – but to a greater extent he
himself could not foresee.
For
several years now Henry Kissinger has been 'frozen out' of insider
thinking with regard to U.S. foreign policy. This may be about to
change under newly elected President Trump.
President
Trump would be most unwise to 'dump' the Counsel of the likes of
Brzezinski and Colin Powell.
[My
thinking is that Powell, an honorable retired General, may well
decline any association with a 'racially tainted', racially divisive
and widely unpopular President Trump administration – likely to be
'at war' with large segments of it's own American diverse ethnic
population throughout the entire course of the Trump administration.
On a further note to the latter: Trump is likely to seek out 'yes
men' and 'yes women' from within minority groups – which is why the
most intelligent will decline to join his administration – leaving
him with a very 'partisan' Cabinet throughout the life of his
government's administration.
Besides,
who would want to 'genuinely' associate with a President whose hands
are likely to be covered in the blood of the deaths of U.S. citizens
protesting against his administration's iniquitous domestic policies
throughout the land during the course of his administration?; all
fueled because of his inflammatory pre-election and post-election
divisive messages to Americans - Hispanic, Latino, African-Americans,
liberal Jews (not Zionist Jews – note!), Women, the Disabled and
other diverse groups. Trump is likely to have the blood of the
deaths of tens (if not hundreds) of U.S. citizens peacefully
protesting against his administration on his hands during the course
of his Presidency – and all because of his inflammatory statements
– which he reinforced with his choice of individuals to run the
government.
It
is because of such (well-founded) fears that the most prominent and
widely respected from within minority communities and diverse groups
will 'politely' decline to be part of Trump's administration.]
If
Kissinger is 'in' the likelihood is Brzezinski is 'out' (of favor)
in a Trump administration.
Trump
and Putin: –
The
New Global Alliance
His
likely appointment of military personnel favored by the Kremlin is
highly unsettling.
To
understand how Trump really perceives the military-industrial complex
in the United States you need to appreciate the 'thinking' of the
likes of Alex Abella and Alex Jones – two sources where Donald
Trump gets his 'mainstream' information from – rather than your
traditional media hacks.
Donald
Trump was elected President of the United States – but not elected
to hand the country, its Allies worldwide, its heritage, its
traditions and its institutions on a silver platter, to President
Vladimir Putin.
If
President Trump does not respect these facts, then they, likewise,
will show him little respect. And
giving excuses to live in Trump Tower instead of the White House,
whilst popular with the bigoted who brought him to power - with the
contempt which they all have for Washington and all its institutions
- will make little difference.
''it
ain't over till the fat lady sings.''
©Patrick
Emek, November 2016
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*
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/us/politics/colin-powell-emails-hack-donald-trump.html?_r=0
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/12/the-lessons-of-henry-kissinger/505868/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/henry-kissinger-thinks-obama-trump-china/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/12/the-lessons-of-henry-kissinger/505868/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/henry-kissinger-thinks-obama-trump-china/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger
This is part of the
'new' 'mainstream' media -where President Trump's 'thinking' is more
accepted, encouraged and endorsed:
Alex Abella:
