New Administration...more War.

Opinion

On the exact day that Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46^th president of the United States added American troops and weapons were deployed into Syria and Iraq. The number of troops varies depending on what source you read, but the message for the planet is quite clear, the unstoppable US War Machine will continue and perpetually move forward, despite what administration is in power. When you consider Biden's Cabinet picks, representatives of weapons manufacturers, a slew of democratic proven warmongers, tech giants, corporations and Wall Street, many of us around the world are expecting Obama 2.0, however, many are expecting a much worse administration, particularly when it comes to the US's ongoing wars around the planet.

When the US people and many around the world had their attention on the presidential election, the insurrection on the capitol in DC, and Trump and his right-wing goons spouting lies and performing sedition, Israel was illegally bombing Syria; continued US drone bombing around the planet, and 20-year-old killing spree in Afghanistan; imposing Iran and Venezuela with economic blockades, murdering thousands of innocents, preventing much needed food and medicine during a worldwide pandemic. Indeed, most of the world has recognized that the US is the largest Terrorist State on the planet.

America has been a War Nation since its inception. It began with the systematic genocide of the indigenous peoples, followed by the revolution and the Spanish American War, conquering Mexico and stealing their land. After Mexico, it was the Philippines, not to mention the numerous Latin American countries that have been at the end of the spear of American Imperialism for a century.

What is interesting is that no matter what new presidential administration comes to power, the war machine continues unabated. Since 9/11, invading foreign countries and waging war does not require Congressional approval. The president or the Pentagon makes those decisions. That's why the majority of American's have no idea how many countries their government is bombing and pillaging.

I find it even more disturbing that both major parties in the US are pro-war, allocating trillions of dollars for the war budget without debate.

In an interview with Noam Chomsky, he commented that the US has the biggest military on the planet. Their mandate is to defend the nation from enemies, both foreign and domestic. We certainly didn't see much defending on January 6^th. This, of course, begs so many questions on so many levels.

The neoliberals and their corporate mouthpieces, the MSM, has a mandate too. And that is to gain consent from the population for war. They do this by spouting lies and propaganda. For example, the New York Times has supported every war that the US has launched throughout its history. The paper supported the WMD lie for the invasion of Iraq and never apologized for spreading intended disinformation for this war. Again, the New York Times is the State Department's stenographer for the spread of propaganda supporting US illegal wars. One can name most of the corporate news outlets, spreading fake news to destroy countries overseas... What is frightening is that severe censorship is on the horizon, leaving us only a single source of news, the “Department of Truth.”

So really, in the end, I was not shocked that the new Biden administration deployed more troops and weapons into Syria and Iraq to essentially guard the oil that they have stolen by force from these countries.

Why is anyone surprised that the Biden administration has ramped up its presence in the Middle East? The US has been at war from its very beginnings and bases its economy on the death and destruction of other countries. “The greatest democracy in the world?” I don't think so, not at all.