Paul Craig Roberts
Since my January 11 column http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/11/the-next-war-on-washingtons-agenda/ and the news alert posted on January 14 http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/news-alert/,
more confirmation that Washington is moving the world toward a
dangerous war has appeared. The Obama regime is using its Ministry of
Propaganda, a.k.a., the American media, to spread the story that
President Obama, Pentagon chief Panetta, and other high US officials are
delivering strong warnings to Israel not to attack Iran.
For someone as familiar with Washington as I am, I recognize these
reports for what they are. They are Br’er Rabbit telling Br’er Fox
“please don’t throw me in the briar patch.”
If you don’t know the Uncle Remus stories, you have missed a lot. Br’er Rabbit was born and raised in the briar patch.
What these “leaked” stories of Washington’s warnings and protests to
Israel are all about is to avoid Washington’s responsibility for the war
Washington has prepared. If the war gets out of hand, and if Russia and
China intervene or nukes start flying, Washington wants the blame to
rest on Israel, and Israel seems willing to accept the blame. Nikolai
Patrushev, who heads Russia’s Security Council, has apparently been
deceived by Washington’s manipulation of the media. According to the
Interfax news agency, Patrushev condemned Israel for pushing the US
towards war with Iran.
You get the picture. The helpless Americans. They are being bullied
by Israel into acquiescing to a dangerous war. Otherwise, no more
campaign contributions.
The facts are different. If Washington did not want war with Iran it
would not have provided the necessary weapons to Israel. It would not
have deployed thousands of US troops to Israel, with a view toward the
American soldiers being killed in an Iranian response to Israel’s
attack, thus “forcing” the US to enter the war. Washington would not
have built a missile defense system for Israel and would not be
conducting joint exercises with the Israeli military to make sure it
works.
If Washington did not want Israel to start the war, Washington would
inform the Israeli government in no uncertain words that an Israeli
strike on Iran means that the US will NOT veto
the UN’s denunciation of Israel and the sanctions that would be placed
on Israel as a war criminal state. Washington would tell Israel that it
is good-bye to the billions of dollars that the bilked American
taxpayers, foreclosed from their homes by fraudulent mortgages and from
jobs by offshoring, hand over by compulsion to Israel to support
Israel’’s crimes against humanity.
But, of course, Washington won’t prevent the war that it so fervently desires.
Neither will Washington’s NATO puppets. “Great” Britain does as it is
told, subservient and occupied Germany, bankrupt France, Italy occupied
with US air bases with a government infiltrated by the CIA, bankrupt
Spain and Greece will all, in hopes of an outpouring of US dollars and
devoid of any dignity or honor, support the new war that could end life
on earth.
Only Russia and China can prevent the war.
Russia took the first step when the newly appointed Deputy Prime
Minister for military affairs, Demitry Rogozin told a press conference
in Brussels that Russia would regard an attack on Iran as “a direct
threat to our security.”
Washington is counting on subverting Russia’s opposition to
Washington’s next war. Washington can time the attack on Iran right
after the March elections in Russia. When Putin wins again, the
treasonous Russian opposition parties, financed by the CIA, will unleash
protests in the streets. The subservient and utterly corrupt Western
media will denounce Putin for stealing the election. The orchestrated
protests in Russia will turn violent and discredit, if not prevent, any
Russian response to the naked aggression against Iran.
For Rogozin’s warning to be effective in preventing war, China needs
to enter the fray. Washington is banking on China’s caution. China
deliberates and never rushes into anything. China’s deliberation will
serve Washington’s war.
It is possible that the crazed neocon Washington government will have
one more “victory” before Russia and China comprehend that they are
next on the extermination list. As this date cannot be far off, life on
earth might expire before the unpayable debts of US and EU countries
come due.
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