Do not fight with Russia: it will be worse!
Philip Giraldi, who previously worked for the CIA and now serves as executive director of the United States National Interest Council, believes that the West’s desire to “drive Russia into a corner” is a bad policy. You can not provoke a strong enemy in the international arena.
Article by Comrade Giraldi was published "The American Conservative".
During the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency did everything it could to discredit the Soviet Union, writes the publicist. There is also propaganda in newspapers exposing human rights violations in the USSR, financing samizdat, and support for organizations like Solidarity opposed to the communists. Today, more than twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many signs suggest that Washington is once again slipping into a new and “completely unnecessary confrontation with Moscow,” the author points out. And here the main role is played not by the CIA, but by the Congress, which openly imposes sanctions and adopts resolutions, and the State Department, whose officials are rolling around the world with known goals. The publicist notes some “trainings” on the political self-organization of citizens that are carried out through social networks by non-governmental organizations, for example, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In fact, the preparation of such campaigns is carried out by a private contractor, and not by an agency associated with the US government, which increases the “plausible denial of official ties”.
The amount of five billion dollars spent on "pluralistic democratization" of Ukraine, the author directly calls the cost of "regime change" and "frank intervention" of the United States in the internal politics of another country.
As for Russia, even if someone believes that Putin is “the embodiment of evil,” and he is seeking to “conquer Eastern Europe” again, the dispute is not the same thing as putting slogans on bumpers, says Giraldi. Unfortunately, the US Congress is doing just that. To a lesser extent, the White House deals with labeling.
Earlier, former Congressman Ron Paul from Texas criticized the Congressmen’s “overly explicit maneuvers”, the purpose of which was nothing more than to increase tensions in the relations between the United States and the Russian Federation.
In particular, Paul criticized the 758 resolution of 4 in December, which "strongly condemned the actions of the Russian Federation" and Vladimir Putin, allegedly guilty of pursuing a "policy of aggression against neighboring countries" and wanting "political and economic domination." Only ten people in Congress voted against this resolution!
According to Paul, this document is war propaganda. The resolution can really provoke a war. Congressmen condemned Russia for invading Ukraine, accused Moscow of crashing a Malaysian liner, condemning the sale by Russia weapons Syrian government accused Russia of invading Georgia in 2008 year. Moreover, the congressmen connived to assert that Moscow illegally, through hacking networks, collects information about the US government. Finally, the Kremlin manipulates public opinion by using “media controlled by it”.
According to Ron Paul, rarely any resolution contains so many lies, half-truths and distortions. In addition, many of the accusations should be attributed not to Moscow, but to Washington.
Russia now has a hard time, its economy is in crisis. Impact and the fall in oil prices, and Western sanctions. Russia considers the imposed sanctions illegal, but so far it has failed to take any effective measures against them. But she will take these measures if the sanctions increase. In this case, lawsuits related to contract violations will begin. As a result, all parties will suffer; only a few international law firms will benefit from lawsuits.
Sanctions will not change Russian politics. Ukraine for Moscow is a vital region on the world map. Diplomacy of threats and the “Damocles sword”, which the US Secretary of State John Kerry uses, only poison the atmosphere, the author believes.
The United States will lose a lot if Russia starts to act according to the Old Testament law "an eye for an eye." Today, Moscow cooperates with both the United States and Europe, helping to track the financing of terrorist groups and drug traffickers. But the Kremlin is unlikely to continue this cooperation if it considers that the West is attacking Russian financial institutions and the economy as a whole. Moreover, the Russians can return to their old policy, which was applied before 2003, when Russian banks turned a blind eye to the laundering of income by foreign criminals, which made Russia a real haven for dubious western dealers.
Moscow also cooperated with the West in the settlement of situations in Syria, Iran and North Korea. Now Moscow can unilaterally waive sanctions on oil purchases from Tehran and at the same time start selling weapons to Damascus, including the latest air defense systems. Restrictions on trade with North Korea can also be weakened by Russians. In the United Nations, Russians will begin to use their veto power, selectively hindering American initiatives, Giraldi writes.
The use of open and secret attacks against Russia aimed at driving Russia into a corner is a bad policy, the author points out.
Ron Paul is right: all this can provoke a war. And there is historical analogies: for example, the trade embargo and restrictions on the sale of oil to Japan in 1940-1941. contributed to Tokyo's activity in Asia in search of alternative sources. And then there was Pearl Harbor.
It is not worth provoking a strong enemy, the author writes, if only vital national interests are not under threat. And such interests of the USA are certainly not under threat because of Ukraine and the Crimea.
The “wrath” on Russia of Congress, the White House and the American media is irrational, Giraldi said. Washington should review its erroneous policy and take a “step back,” the analyst advises. Otherwise, a dangerous situation can be created that will have disastrous consequences for everyone involved in it.
Thus, we will add in conclusion, to the voices of progressive publicists who are not supporters of riotous detractors and flagellates of Moscow, another comrade from the West has joined. Every day, the number of journalists and experts is growing, condemning both unpromising Western sanctions against Russia, and the whole policy of the White House and the hawkish congressmen.
Article by Comrade Giraldi was published "The American Conservative".
During the Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency did everything it could to discredit the Soviet Union, writes the publicist. There is also propaganda in newspapers exposing human rights violations in the USSR, financing samizdat, and support for organizations like Solidarity opposed to the communists. Today, more than twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many signs suggest that Washington is once again slipping into a new and “completely unnecessary confrontation with Moscow,” the author points out. And here the main role is played not by the CIA, but by the Congress, which openly imposes sanctions and adopts resolutions, and the State Department, whose officials are rolling around the world with known goals. The publicist notes some “trainings” on the political self-organization of citizens that are carried out through social networks by non-governmental organizations, for example, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In fact, the preparation of such campaigns is carried out by a private contractor, and not by an agency associated with the US government, which increases the “plausible denial of official ties”.
The amount of five billion dollars spent on "pluralistic democratization" of Ukraine, the author directly calls the cost of "regime change" and "frank intervention" of the United States in the internal politics of another country.
As for Russia, even if someone believes that Putin is “the embodiment of evil,” and he is seeking to “conquer Eastern Europe” again, the dispute is not the same thing as putting slogans on bumpers, says Giraldi. Unfortunately, the US Congress is doing just that. To a lesser extent, the White House deals with labeling.
Earlier, former Congressman Ron Paul from Texas criticized the Congressmen’s “overly explicit maneuvers”, the purpose of which was nothing more than to increase tensions in the relations between the United States and the Russian Federation.
In particular, Paul criticized the 758 resolution of 4 in December, which "strongly condemned the actions of the Russian Federation" and Vladimir Putin, allegedly guilty of pursuing a "policy of aggression against neighboring countries" and wanting "political and economic domination." Only ten people in Congress voted against this resolution!
According to Paul, this document is war propaganda. The resolution can really provoke a war. Congressmen condemned Russia for invading Ukraine, accused Moscow of crashing a Malaysian liner, condemning the sale by Russia weapons Syrian government accused Russia of invading Georgia in 2008 year. Moreover, the congressmen connived to assert that Moscow illegally, through hacking networks, collects information about the US government. Finally, the Kremlin manipulates public opinion by using “media controlled by it”.
According to Ron Paul, rarely any resolution contains so many lies, half-truths and distortions. In addition, many of the accusations should be attributed not to Moscow, but to Washington.
Russia now has a hard time, its economy is in crisis. Impact and the fall in oil prices, and Western sanctions. Russia considers the imposed sanctions illegal, but so far it has failed to take any effective measures against them. But she will take these measures if the sanctions increase. In this case, lawsuits related to contract violations will begin. As a result, all parties will suffer; only a few international law firms will benefit from lawsuits.
Sanctions will not change Russian politics. Ukraine for Moscow is a vital region on the world map. Diplomacy of threats and the “Damocles sword”, which the US Secretary of State John Kerry uses, only poison the atmosphere, the author believes.
The United States will lose a lot if Russia starts to act according to the Old Testament law "an eye for an eye." Today, Moscow cooperates with both the United States and Europe, helping to track the financing of terrorist groups and drug traffickers. But the Kremlin is unlikely to continue this cooperation if it considers that the West is attacking Russian financial institutions and the economy as a whole. Moreover, the Russians can return to their old policy, which was applied before 2003, when Russian banks turned a blind eye to the laundering of income by foreign criminals, which made Russia a real haven for dubious western dealers.
Moscow also cooperated with the West in the settlement of situations in Syria, Iran and North Korea. Now Moscow can unilaterally waive sanctions on oil purchases from Tehran and at the same time start selling weapons to Damascus, including the latest air defense systems. Restrictions on trade with North Korea can also be weakened by Russians. In the United Nations, Russians will begin to use their veto power, selectively hindering American initiatives, Giraldi writes.
The use of open and secret attacks against Russia aimed at driving Russia into a corner is a bad policy, the author points out.
Ron Paul is right: all this can provoke a war. And there is historical analogies: for example, the trade embargo and restrictions on the sale of oil to Japan in 1940-1941. contributed to Tokyo's activity in Asia in search of alternative sources. And then there was Pearl Harbor.
It is not worth provoking a strong enemy, the author writes, if only vital national interests are not under threat. And such interests of the USA are certainly not under threat because of Ukraine and the Crimea.
The “wrath” on Russia of Congress, the White House and the American media is irrational, Giraldi said. Washington should review its erroneous policy and take a “step back,” the analyst advises. Otherwise, a dangerous situation can be created that will have disastrous consequences for everyone involved in it.
Thus, we will add in conclusion, to the voices of progressive publicists who are not supporters of riotous detractors and flagellates of Moscow, another comrade from the West has joined. Every day, the number of journalists and experts is growing, condemning both unpromising Western sanctions against Russia, and the whole policy of the White House and the hawkish congressmen.
Observed and translated by Oleg Chuvakin
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