AN ADVENTURE TO CAGE THE DRAGON… WITH A BUTTERFLY NET!
To say Pepe Escobar writes with sarcasm is to underestimate the
obvious, but he drives a point home better than most.
How many people, not many I know, must be wondering, “ what
is the US doing… shaking things up in the Dragon’s backyard at the same time
they are being accused of aggravating the Tsar in his backyard as well”?
As poorly as the West is handling the status of an Allie
that supported the West in Afghanistan and Iraq…yes.. the Ukraine put boots on
the ground for the West in both conflicts……. Why the sudden thumping on the Dragon’s tail?
I must admit, it seems puzzling to me and many like me, but
there just might be a reason or two.
Let’s look at what might be going on here.
- It was a planned trip and
the US decided not to deviate it’s schedule and show “weakness”…. I know….
Too late!
- Perhaps someone, you know…
the academic’s looking for their next book on the issue.. have convinced senior US leadership the Dragon
must be shown it cannot pull a Crimea in the Pacific…. At least not
without some real harsh words… and we all know how the Dragon shakes when
harsh words are used…. Almost as bad as the Tsar.
- Perhaps the whole Beltway
Bandit Team has gone Batsh-- crazy?
Side note: I could Easley see the left of center block in
the US saying the President is once again caving to the Military Industrial Machine!
In reality, my bet is all three
points have merit to what is taking place.
If the premise is the West is
going too far by attempting to pull countries like the Ukraine away from the
Tsar, then taking similar actions in the Pacific near the Dragon would seem
disturbing.
Here is my problem with that line
of thought; it gives the West / US / far too much credit for being visionary,
deep thinking Masterminds.
The US currently has an
administration that puts as little effort into international affairs as
possible.
Planning the preventive demise of
the Dragon and the Tsar may make for good sound bites to ward off accusations
of being “clueless” in foreign policy, but the Devil always rest in the details
and it’s the details that seem to be lacking here, not to mention just plain
old simple desire!
Here is what I think is taking
place.
The West / US / is not on the
offense… not with the Tsar or with the Dragon!
No, just the opposite!
The Tsar sees the same thing the
Dragon sees…weakness and a group of nations divided internally/ socially!
The Master Plan placed into motion
by the Tsar was never designed to “prevent” the West from gaining ground on
once Soviet ground.
Oh no…
The Tsar’s Master Plan is based on
rebuilding the “ Motherland”… Just look at the opening of the 2014 Winter
Olympics if you have any doubt.
The Dragon’s “Master Plan” is even
far more complicated and detailed than the Tsars and has been underway for over
thirty years now.
Folks…. Here is what the West / US
/ is doing and it’s more than not pretty, it’s almost terrifying!
The West / US / is now involved in
a life and death struggle to remain relevant in the world.
Soon after losing “relevancy” can
come demise!
What we witnessed today in the Pacific
was not a well oiled machine set to counter the Dragon.
What I believe we witnessed was
just another phase of the West / US / trying to tread water……..trying to hold
together fleeting Alliances!
Tonight… Eastern Europe sleeps
uneasy with the Tsar lurking in the dark and a few Paratroopers temporally in
an exercise will not scare off the Russian Bear!
Tonight…. The friends of the
West / US / in the Pacific are thinking
of a once mighty Warrior who is perhaps passed his prime.. still talking like a
defender of the land, but the doubt is now there and the Dragon is out there in
the dark… waiting!
In the Middle East… those who
called us “Friend” now wonder where they will be in five years as the Persians
and the Ottomans dream of Arab Slave Markets!
Yes… the “Apology Tour” and the announcement
of the Death of American
Exceptionalism has set into motion
events that perhaps could not have been prevented.
All powerful nations slip from
grace at some point in history.
The question becomes, did the US
set this action into motion too soon!
Was the world really ready for the
withdrawal of leadership?
Side note:
if my readers in Asia would be so kind to pass
this around.. I would love to get the feedback or see how many read this post
in that part of the world. Thanks.
