War During Lifetime
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 6:58
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See the world now? The state of our union?
This is what happens when you let kids with fancy university degrees and no real-world experience run things.
They know that the West has finally noticed what Gibbon called “the poison introduced into the vitals of the system”: the torrent of dirty money in our financial centers, the infiltration of universities and think tanks, and the broader corrosion of our values. Some pundits described last week as a “reset” for western policy, but what we are seeing is, I think, infinitely more consequential. This is a reawakening of the West.
We had our UniPolar Moment, and we Blew it
The first signs of the crumbling of the unipolar order came in the rubble of the feckless wars of moralistic regime change usually referred to as the “War on Terror.” The hubristic, militaristic excesses of the neoconservative elements of the Right (namely, Afghanistan and Iraq) and the humanitarian internationalist Left (namely, Libya), the failures of which were clearly evident at least a decade ago but which nonetheless were encapsulated by last year’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, have taken a huge toll on the American citizenry. (The End of the Unipolar Moment)
The best of all worlds, the worst of all worlds
We are now weaker, poorer and more fractured that we were when the Berlin Wall fell.
What have we learned?
China has already gone to school: While Russia smashes and crushes its way to “victory” in Chechnya, Crimea and Georgia, China takes Hong Kong–quietly and deliberately–without firing a shot. Taiwan will be trickier, but China has the US and this current situation under a microscope, and they are taking notes.
Will the US and western governments learn from this current crisis (that was 30 years in the making) and apply lessons learned going forward? Doubtful.
Our ‘elites’ and foreign policy ‘experts’ here in the US will learn nothing, because they are so smart they already know it all. Just ask Jen.
Iran’s Terror Mullahs have learned that if they get functioning nuclear missiles, they can terrorize and murder with impunity.
Western Europe will go back to business as usual. Germany will still be sucking Vlad’s gas pipe, and the Olde Continent’s militaries will continue to be glorified jobs programs.
Eastern Europe has learned that the Western partners they once looked up to are feckless pontificators, good at talking and not much else. I wouldn’t be surprised one day to see the Eastern European nations leave NATO, keep the gear, and go to war and defeat Old Man Russia.
What We Should be Learning:
A few old chestnuts:
* Peace through strength
* Trust but verify
* Real Military Partnerships where our partners take primary responsibility for their defense
* Don’t economically beggar thy friendly neighbors – What strengthens them strengthens you
Also, some global Zig Ziglar wouldn’t hurt: Peace Corps, International goodwill activities, bribery, friendly cajoling, and a big dose of anti-globalist respect for local cultures and the will of the people.
Source: http://alwaysonwatch3.blogspot.com/2022/03/war-during-lifetime.html
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