by SSP Campsie Member, Angus Clark.
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| Angus Clark, right, delivering letter urging local MP, Jo Swinson not to support America's push for war on Syria |
The last 300 years of evolutionary progress in the West is
coming to an abrupt end with the G20 Summit in Russia exposing the bankruptcy
of the neo-conservatives expansionist policy of wars, political corruption,
casino capitalism and mass secrecy and spying on populations. The inherent
contradiction of the capitalist system in terms of the need for globalisation
of markets but within the constraints of the nation state is now exposing
itself through massive geo-political fault lines which cannot be repaired.
It has become increasingly
clear that this length of time was needed for the rest of the world to catch on
to the fact that western capitalism, and for this read America, is on a
downward spiral and is using its military superiority in an attempt to offset
its rapidly weakening economy. The impending Syrian ‘intervention’ is the most
recent in a long list of wars attempting to establish America’s hegemony of
resources and economic influence throughout the world. Various players are
involved behind the scenes in this most recent regional campaign, including in
particular Saudi Arabia and Israel, whereby the redivision of the middle east
for western interests is the principal aim.
It is now evident that the rest of the world’s leaders do
not believe Obama‘s lies concerning Syria and they are now prepared to openly display
their contempt for his position. Putin has led the way by telling the worlds
assembled leaders that the chemical weapons attack was a ‘provocation on behalf
of the armed insurgents in hope of the help from outside, from the countries
which supported them from day one.’ Putin was supported in this stance by the
leaders of China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Indonesia and Argentina. They were heavily implying that this action
would be against international law and would be by implication a war crime, if
carried out.
What is driving the west and principally America down this
path one may ask? This is a somewhat complicated matter however it needs to be
seen in the context of this deepening crisis of the capitalist economic system and
the dominant nations need to impose a hegemony over the middle east, which is
an area of the world crucial to expanding Americas geo-political and hence
economic interests. Israel no doubt is exerting a tremendous political pressure
on Washington to bolster its position as the dominant military power within the
region and historically no political administration within America has been
able to stand up to the Israeli lobby and its associated corporate interests.
America is now beginning to be seen as diplomatically weak
and marginalised as it is unable to get the full support from its puppet governments
in Western Europe. It does not relish the possibility of having to go it alone
militarily, but may have backed itself into a corner. Although this may appear
extremely unlikely, any future criminal prosecution for illegal war acts would
be more realistic and straightforward if only one country was perceived as the
criminal party. Obama is therefore taking a personal risk if he goes it alone.
Cameron has also lost all credibility with his recent
inability to gain a yes vote in the British parliament, but he nevertheless may
be able to limp along to the next general election. Despite Britain’s no vote
the American foreign secretary counts Britain as one of Americas supporters
along with some other countries without any diplomatic influence on a world
stage, such as Canada, Australia, South Korea and Japan. Japan has enough problems
of its own to consider without being involved in a middle east war with the
Fukushima disaster, which has resulted in massive radiation leaks which may
require the forced relocation of some 40 million people in and around the Tokyo
area.
The rest of the minor players in Europe such as Italy and
Spain would like to give practical military support to the Americans if only
they had the financial resources. They are so indebted to the financial
fraudsters and gangsters of the IMF and the corporate elite that they are
hoping that if they say nothing in opposition to war then they may get further
bailouts. If not then their future is escalating social unrest in the major
cities of Italy and Spain. They have enough problems to worry about.
It is clear that what is going on here is the play out of
competing and opposing interests within the ruling and corporate elite of the
middle east countries at the regional level. Also at the world level there is a
need for America to retain and support its puppet states. At the middle east
level the Saudi rulers are aware that their power is balancing on a knife edge,
as witnessed by the recent Egyptian revolutions. They are having to implement
even more repressive measures to control recent social unrest and it is only a
question of time before their grip on power is seriously at stake. Ironically,
their interests politically are aligned with Israel and Egypt but in a
religious sense are in opposition. At all costs, they cannot afford to see a
stronger Iran supported by Syria within the region. From America’s part, it is
concerned that the balance of power within the middle east may shift away from
Saudi and also Israel and that Israel may become politically isolated. This
fear is so great that it is even prepared to support, in the short term, the
same extreme terrorist forces and right wing religious mercenaries that the fraudulent
‘War on Terror’ was supposedly aimed at. The hypocritical and fraudulent nature
of America’s foreign policy is now open for all working people to see, hence
the reluctance of their western leaders to back Americas plans due to the lack
of public support. However, the thought of losing out on the ‘spoils of war’ is
not something which the European ‘puppet states’ would ideally wish to
contemplate and there is no doubt that this will happen if America goes it alone.
Much deliberation will therefore take place over how to present an acceptable
propaganda ‘package’ to mislead and delude working people into backing the warmongers.
The hired hacks in the media will be utilised to the full to dutifully put
forward their master’s propaganda message, as and when required. This is
already in full flow, particularly in America, with the usual standard list of self-serving
neo-con pundits on CNN and Fox News.
Let’s be clear that this redivision of the middle east
arises from a conflict of opposing and competing ruling elites between these
respective countries, and also at the world scale the need to expand American
ruling elite interests. The consequent impact is the mass slaughter being borne
by ordinary working people. Those who stand to gain the most are the US Corporations,
banks and military manufacturers and their hangers on, and to a lesser extent
the Saudi and Israeli ruling elite. However, notwithstanding how events unfold
in future weeks and months, America’s credibility and standing will never
recover. The G20 Summit illustrated how the rest of the world has caught on to
the west and its leaders, and are no longer prepared to play a supporting role
in further illegal wars.
Russia, China and some emerging South American countries are
now in a position to be economically independent from the dollar standard and
their economies are built on stronger foundations, thanks to the American
export of jobs and expertise to those countries. This now leaves the American
economy in an extremely fragile position with major budget deficits, bankruptcies
of major cities such as Detroit, once a manufacturing powerhouse, and a lack of
social cohesion.
There is no way back for America now, its weakness having
been exposed, and it is clear that its aspirations for world hegemony cannot be
realised and will not be accepted by other world players. How much longer will
it be before America accepts this fact?
ANGUS CLARK
