The conflict in Syria clearly shows the continuation of United States of America’s quest for global dominance. Some odd days ago, Barack Obama, the President of the US and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, said the complex problem in Damascus deserves an “international intervention”. To achieve this, he proposed that America would need “international assistance”.
US’s closest ally, Britain, debunked the idea. After a heated a debate in the House of Commons, the British Parliament voted against the move, leaving David Cameron, who thought it wise to attack Syria and Syrians, in a devastated mood. That reasonable decision by the Brits leaves America, alone, in the war against “dictatorship”.
The United States plays chess with the world and designs the rule of the game. Either kowtow to their wishes or you are tagged as an enemy. There are two important lessons to be drawn from their consistent quest for “peace”: first, they carry out devastating killings in the name of security for Americans and second, they act as big brother to the world and in that light, know how to gift peace to any nation.
Alleged uses of chemical weapons by militants in Syria were reported in Jobar, Sahnaya, and al-Bahariya. The authenticity of these attacks has not been backed up by evidence. What then is America’s motivation?
Moral questions must be asked: would another bombing of innocent lives in Syria lead to a better live for Syrians? Would the proposed bombing not intensify the hate against the western world?
The use of chemical weapon is a terrible act, yes. However, increasing the number of deaths by another reckless and senseless bombing is even more devastating. Are there no other diplomatic ways to make a peaceful resolution?
A quote from George Galloway, one of the British MPs, showcases the meaninglessness of the proposed “international intervention” in Syria. He argues, “There is no compelling evidence that the Assad regime is responsible for the crime yet. Not that they are not bad enough to do it. They are bad enough to do it. The question is, are they mad enough to do it? To launch a chemical attack in Damascus on the very day that a United Nations’ inspection team arrives in Damascus.”
There is a madness that started long time ago. The westerners saw Assad, once upon a time, as a “modernizer”. The narrative changed, however, when he opposed the imposition of a system of western governance.
Every war, from Hiroshima to the Gulf of Iraq, led by America has been a quest to impose on nations their way of doing things. It is good to be Americanized and it is criminal to be un-American. One wonders when this “madness” would stop.
At the moment, it seems there are two world powers: the United States and the world public opinion. The latter is stronger and they might, one day, spring to action against this consistent ploy by the former to keep the world mute.
Noam Chomsky says: “By early 2003, studies revealed that fear of the United States had reached remarkable heights throughout the world, along with distrust of the political leadership.” Well, in contemporary times, the fear morphed into hate. United States should smell the coffee early enough and avert all negative sentiments held against them.
Hell! American citizens are against the war. They are on the streets protesting. They have seen their leaders murder people of other nations in the name of democracy, oil, just to mention those two.
It is not only the American citizens who must shout out against any further act of war. The world must rise up against any action that would lead to immeasurable deaths. The number of dying humans in the world is high enough!
The drums of war have been sounded but the world is against it!
When would the US understand that some nations understand their own people and know the right system of government that fits them? Why must the United States control how other nations use their natural resources?
Coercion is a tool of diminishing utility and it is necessary to device new means to tame the “beast”, primarily through control of opinion and attitude. Huge industries have since developed devoted technologies to these ends and they are based in the west.
The rest of the world would be shackled to a twisted future if they fail to remove the dangerous veil that has been placed on their eyes and minds, over the years, by the United States.
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