The Arrogance of the US and NATO - (Opinion)

Written December 9, 2021. Still relevant.

This latest rubbish from American neocons and their NATO allies concerning going to war with Russia if they militarily invade Ukraine is the same arrogant rhetoric we have heard from these clowns for years.

SINCE THE COLD WAR, the US has wanted Ukraine to break from mother Russia. But, unfortunately, these short-sighted, history-blind-blood fools don't understand the long history the countries have had for centuries.

I married a Ukrainian and acquired great insight into the Russia/Ukrainian relationship. Since Stalin's purging of the country after WWII, a small group would undoubtedly prefer to break away from Russia and become independent. This was during the Cold War; since the fall of the Berlin wall and Glasnost,' many of these independence seekers have had a change of heart.

Note: NATO is a redundant organization. Their only task now is to protect western energy interests.

Over centuries, the two peoples have interacted and are connected by blood. When I married into the family, my mother-in-law was from Ukraine, and her husband was Russian. My grandmother-in-law considered herself German after migrating there after the fall of the Romanov dynasty. Although she was initially from Ukraine, her husband was born in Moscow. I remember going to events in Melbourne for each country celebrating their respective heritage. Although my wife is Ukrainian, we were married in the Russian Orthodox Church. So the Russia/Ukraine relationship goes back many years, and the black and white narrative given to us by the Military-Industrial Complex is false.

From my observation, the US and their allies have been causing trouble on the Russian border for years. Last century, the US and their allies promised that NATO forces would not march too close to the Russian border and did it anyway, going back on their promise. US Corporations have been stirring the pot in Ukraine for a long time. In fact, the latest news corroborated is the sale of US weapons to Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. My research has revealed that the so-called "freedom fighters" in Ukraine are actually full-blown Nazis. This is disturbing in a multitude of ways.

The US warmongers in the Biden Administration have warned that boots-on-the-ground war with Russia can almost be assured if they invade Ukraine militarily. This is to, of course, ensure US hegemony on the planet. What a pack of self-entitled, self-serving American exceptionalist, arrogant fools.

But that's the rub. War with Russia is not about ensuring Ukraine can live in a better democracy, following US economic dictates, thus avoiding sanctions, but maintaining US hegemony over the planet. This is not about freeing the Ukrainian people from Russian authoritarian rule but keeping a stranglehold on the entire world without opposition. If you believe otherwise, you have not been paying attention.

This latest sword-rattling by the US and their brown-nosing allies is dangerous. Russia is not an existential threat to the world. The only threat to world peace is the ongoing machinations of the US war machine.