Aaron Maté Takes Down the US Military Industrial Complex
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Aaron Maté Takes Down the US Military Industrial Complex
We analyze the new Substack article "The Ukraine crisis, sponsored by US hegemony and war profiteers"
The US-Russia standoff over Ukraine has sparked bellicose threats and fears of Europe’s biggest ground war in decades. There are ample reasons to question the prospects of a Russian invasion, and US allies including France, Germany's now-ousted navy chief, and even Kiev itself appear to share the skepticism.
Another potential scenario is that Russia draws on the Cuban Missile Crisis and positions offensive weapons within the borders of Latin American allies. Whatever the outcome, the crisis has underscored the perils of a second Cold War between the world's top nuclear powers.
If the path forward is unpredictable, what got us here is easy to trace. The row over Ukraine is the outgrowth of an aggressive US posture toward Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago, driven by hegemonic policymakers and war profiteers in Washington. Understanding that background is key to resolving the current impasse, if the Biden administration can bring itself to alter a dangerous course.
Hear the full discussion of Aaron’s article here.
Aaron Maté Takes Down the US Military Industrial Complex
A Mate takedown is my kind of takedown.
In my commentary about US sabre rattling over Ukraine, I made the same point about it being an aspect of the cold war against Russia, which was a economic basket case ruthlessly exploited by the US after its abrupt transition to capitalism in the 1990s. Russia was again cast in the role of evil empire under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, whose regime partly re-nationalized the economy, restored the socialized medical system and old age pension, reduced unemployment rates by an order of magnitude and achieved first world living standards for its population. Russia has also pursued an independent foreign policy which often clashes with that of the US. Russia has been pushed into a defensive alliance with China, Iran, Syria and other minor powers. https://dougmann.substack.com/p/us-nato-preparations-for-war-against