COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN PRAVDA
"Does the West
really believe it can break and destroy Russia?"
No, of course, it does not believe that.
But it very much is confident that it can hurt and embarrass
and perhaps even, to some extent, hobble Russia.
These are very dark and unpleasant men who actually run
American foreign policy - the so-called Deep State.
They include the many psychopaths working at the CIA and
Pentagon, and they are resentful that Russia has in any way blunted their
efforts at "full-spectrum dominance, everywhere," as its effective
acts did in Syria and in Ukraine.
The US has been on a rampage through much of the world for
at least 15 years, killing at least a couple of million people, creating
millions of hopeless refugees, and destroying perfectly well-running societies.
It is all related to the dominance in Washington of the
Neocons, an influential group that believes America should openly and
unashamedly use its power to dominate, leaving behind preferences of fairness
and balance.
The Neocons are particularly focused on Israel, and they
believe that such an aggressive America is Israel's best hope for surviving and
thriving. The arguments also have some appeal to others in Washington who
understand that the world is rapidly changing now. America's extraordinarily
privileged position after WWII (the time of the "American Dream"
advertising slogan) with all competitors flattened is over.
Others now are growing and competing and challenging
economically, and they are not going away. Many in Washington see a more
aggressive and demanding approach to foreign affairs as buying time and perhaps
new advantages against its relative decline. So, there is a tight bond with the
Neocons, a group whose narrow interests (essentially Israel, a country with the
population of Ecuador) distort the world greatly now. The Neocons also
necessarily see Russia as a potential block to some of their plans - hence, all
the hostility towards Russia.
It is a very dangerous time.
