President Eisenhower in his final address to the nation issued the following dire warning:
Eisenhower’s words have
proven to be prophetic. The military-industrial complex appears to be a major power broker in Washington
All recent Presidents including
the Bushes, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama have entered into optional conflicts and prolonged existing conflicts, despite the fact that the US has little to gain from them. In fact, trillions of dollars of taxpayers' money were spent and innumerable precious lives were lost owing to these wars.
The only modern President who did not start a new war and who attempted to withdraw from optional conflicts is
Donald J. Trump. Agents of the military-industrial complex tried desperately
to initiate regime change in Iran
and for fresh escalations in Syria, but they failed. Top US officials alleged
lied to President Trump about US troop
numbers in Syria.
The media is also a proponent of the war-mongering faction. The only time President Trump’s
most trenchant of critics had lavished blandishments on him was when he
approved airstrikes on chemical weapons facilities in Syria
For these ravenous
warmongers, senile doddering perpetually listless and mercurial Joe Biden was their blank
check upon which they can write whatever figure they pleased.
We are now seeing possible
proof that Biden (or his handlers) may be pushing for an unnecessary conflict.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Joe Biden had a
call yesterday evening to discuss the tense situation over the Russia-Ukraine border.
However, a Ukrainian official told CNN's Matthew
Chance that the call between the two leaders 'did
not go well.'
Earlier Jen
Psaki had claimed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine remains imminent.
CNN claims that Biden, sticking to the narrative pushed earlier
by Psaki, told Zelensky to brace his country for a certain Russian invasion, Biden
also claimed that Kyiv could be 'sacked' (annexed?) by Russian forces.
Ukrainian leaders alleged disagreed with that Biden’s assessment,
insisting that an invasion is not imminent. They claim that intelligence
officials looking at satellite photos on an hourly basis do not see Russia
moving any troops into combat mode or preparing for an attack
However, CNN's claims of Biden’s warning and Ukraine’s subsequent refutation is not part of the following White
House readout of the call:
“President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. President Biden reaffirmed the
readiness of the United States along with its allies and partners to respond
decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.
He also underscored the commitment of the United
States to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. President Biden
noted the United States has provided Ukraine with over half a billion dollars
in development and humanitarian assistance in the last year and is exploring
additional macroeconomic support to help Ukraine’s economy amidst pressure
resulting from Russia’s military build-up. President Biden made clear that
despite the departure of American family members of embassy personnel, the U.S.
Embassy in Kyiv, remains open and fully operational.
The leaders discussed coordinated diplomatic
efforts on European security, underscoring the principle of “nothing about
Ukraine without Ukraine.” President Biden relayed the United States’
support for conflict resolution efforts in the Normandy Format, expressing his
hope that the sides’ recommitment on January 26 to the terms of the July 2020
ceasefire will help decrease tensions and advance the implementation of the
Minsk Agreements.”
National Security Council Emily Horne pushed back on CNN's claim with the following Tweet
“This is not true. President Biden said that there is a
distinct possibility that the Russians could invade Ukraine in February. He has
previously said this publicly & we have been warning about this for months.
Reports of anything more or different than that are completely false.”
Zelensky himself tweeted
a summary of his conversation with Biden, but there was no mention of the dispute.
"Had a long phone conversation with [Biden]. Discussed
recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the
future. Thanked [Biden] for the ongoing military assistance. Possibilities for
financial support to Ukraine were also discussed," he said.
CNN dutifully
deleted a tweet about claims that the Biden/Zelensky phone call this
afternoon "did not go well" and then reposted
it with context that the White House disputes that version of the story.
It has to be remembered that Biden, during his presser,
last Wednesday has claimed that he believes President Putin will most likely
"move-in" to
Ukraine.
The following day Biden attempted to walk back his comments,
by saying a “minor
incursion” by Russia into Ukraine might result in less severe penalties.
President Zelensky then fired back with the following Tweet
“We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor
incursions and small nations. Just as there are no minor casualties and little
grief from the loss of loved ones. I say this as the President of great power.”
Ukrainian officials were understandably rather irked that Biden may
have given Putin a “green light” to invade.
Overall, the Ukrainian government is rightly concerned that reckless statements about imminent war emanated from the
White House will hurt their economy and hamper public morale that has been hurt due to Covid-19.
Hence, we have a few open questions pertaining to the call:
· Did Biden
actually claim the Russian invasion was imminent like he did last week and like
his press secretary did yesterday?
· Did Zelensky
urge him to tone down his aggressive rhetoric?
· Can Biden be trusted following his son's shady dealing in Ukraine that was facilitated by Biden?
Some of these questions can be answered by merely releasing the transcripts of the call.
In a democracy, a politician in office doesn’t own power, the people lend their power to him so he can represent them. The people hence have a right to know about the utterances of their representative
Hopefully, Biden will follow his own advice that he offered to
President Trump and insist on total transparency by releasing the transcripts.
If it is proven that Biden did misstate to cause a war. There must be consequences. If not now, perhaps when the GOP takes back the House and the Senate.
Irrespective of his motives, Biden's caprice is making the US look like an incompetent and untrustworthy ally. This is only going to further damage the US's reputation after the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
This also appears on American Thinker
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