Frustrated U.S. Spirit of Revenge More Deadly Than EverThe anniversary of 9/11 is an occasion for the peoples of the world to reflect on many things, not least of all the U.S. pledge to make the world a safer place on the basis of the Bush doctrine: "You are either with us or against us" and "we will hunt you down."
"We're engaged in a serious competition with China. We're dealing with the challenges on multiple fronts with Russia. We're confronted with cyberattacks and nuclear proliferation. We have to shore up America's competitive[ness] to meet these new challenges in the competition for the 21st century," Biden said. He added: "As we turn the page on the foreign policy that has guided our nation the last two decades, we've got to learn from our mistakes. To me, there are two that are paramount. First, we must set missions with clear, achievable goals -- not ones we'll never reach. And second, we must stay clearly focused on the fundamental national security interest of the United States of America. "This decision about Afghanistan [to withdraw U.S. troops] is not just about Afghanistan. It's about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries. We saw a mission of counterterrorism in Afghanistan -- getting the terrorists and stopping attacks -- morph into a counterinsurgency, nation-building -- trying to create a democratic, cohesive, and unified Afghanistan -- something that has never been done over the many centuries of Afghans' history. Moving on from that mindset and those kind of large-scale troop deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home." Due to the pragmatic outlook that "nothing succeeds like success," defeat and humiliation have awakened the U.S. spirit of revenge once again. Thus Biden threatened even greater U.S. brutality and aggression in the form of hunting down and eliminating any who stand in the way of the U.S. striving for domination: "And for anyone who gets the wrong idea, let me say it clearly. To those who wish America harm, to those that engage in terrorism against us and our allies, know this: The United States will never rest. We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down to the ends of the Earth, and we will -- you will pay the ultimate price." Far from making the people at home and abroad "safer," the situation remains dangerous, with vigilance and stepped up efforts to block the deadly plans of the U.S. imperialists the order of the day for the peoples of the world.
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Far from
reflecting on anything, faced with the loss of U.S. credibility
following its humiliating defeat in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden
attempted once again to unite the military bureaucracy at home and its
allies in NATO under the U.S. baton. The U.S. military bureaucracy is
deeply divided as is NATO over how the U.S. can achieve "indispensable
nation" status and authority in the world. In this they do not have the
support of the peoples of the U.S. itself or the world at a time the
call of history is beckoning the peoples to achieve their striving for
peace, freedom and a democracy which serves them. The concerns of the
U.S. President are not for peace, however. He expressed them clearly in
his post-Afghanistan war press conference on August 31.