Mike Whitney • February 11, 2022 | The Unz Review
“The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First, the Second and Cold Wars– has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united there, they’re the only force that could threaten us. And to make sure that that doesn’t happen.”
George Friedman, STRATFOR CEO at The Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs
Outsourced World says …
… this linked article was remarkably prescient: look at its publication date! Just 7 months later, on 26 September 2022, a series of clandestine bombings and subsequent underwater gas leaks occurred on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines.
In the light of this sophisticated and technically difficult sabotage — which Washington DC spokeswomen [??!!] have been telegraphing for rather a long time (Ref: Victoria Nuland) — Europeans everywhere are now being pressured into rethinking exactly who their true and natural allies really are.
It isn’t a matter of what Diplomats or well-paid Media Pundits say with forked tongues; true friends can only be identified by paying close and critical attention to their actions / behaviours over time.
The United States of America has been in renegade and “Sermon on the Mount” mode since the Woodrow Wilson presidency. It’s beyond time this psychotic child was forced to swim back home. To be made to go sulk in its own moody isolation.
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The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular, a pipeline that connects Germany to Russia called Nord Stream 2. Washington sees the pipeline as a threat to its primacy in Europe and has tried to sabotage the project at every turn. Even so, Nord Stream has pushed ahead and is now fully-operational and ready-to-go. Once German regulators provide the final certification, the gas deliveries will begin. German homeowners and businesses will have a reliable source of clean and inexpensive energy while Russia will see a significant boost to their gas revenues. It’s a win-win situation for both parties.
The US Foreign Policy establishment is not happy about these developments. They don’t want Germany to become more dependent on Russian gas because commerce builds trust and trust leads to the expansion of trade. As relations grow warmer, more trade barriers are lifted, regulations are eased, travel and tourism increase, and a new security architecture evolves. In a world where Germany and Russia are friends and trading partners, there is no need for US military bases, no need for expensive US-made weapons and missile systems, and no need for NATO. There’s also no need to transact energy deals in US Dollars or to stockpile US Treasuries to balance accounts. Transactions between business partners can be conducted in their own currencies which is bound to precipitate a sharp decline in the value of the dollar and a dramatic shift in economic power. This is why the Biden administration opposes Nord Stream. It’s not just a pipeline, it’s a window into the future; a future in which Europe and Asia are drawn closer together into a massive free trade zone that increases their mutual power and prosperity while leaving the US on the outside looking in.
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