COMMENT: Well, it’s easy to see why the neocons do not like you. You warned that regime change cannot be accomplished from the air. It will take boots on the ground. Trump just said that this war with Iran could last weeks and he just admitted he may have to send in American ground troops. Your scope of history is unmatchable while their’s is as you say these people’s view of history extends only to the previous week.
Thank you for being the voice of reason in the middle of fake news.
JD
QUESTION: Marty, if I recall, did they use to say there were Iranian hackers infiltrating US systems over the past few years?
Adam
ANSWER: People have to wake up. They always blame the president never the UNELECTED people infiltrating our foreign policy for their own objective no matter who is the president. The Neocons broke Bretton Woods and the gold standard with the Vietnam war. If you look at the national debt, the bulk of it has been to fund these Neocon wars. We are still paying interest of World War I and II. It is the Neocons who are destroying our country with their endless wars.
Madeleine Albright was another ruthless Neocon. She was compromised by her ethnic prejudices growing up in Czechoslovakia. She was a refugee from Czechoslovakia twice, first from the Nazis and then from the Russian Communists. For some reason, people forgave the Germans for the atrocities of the Nazis. However, to this day, they refuse to let go of the hatred of Russian Communists of the days when Stalin ruled.
Czechs and Serbs are distinct ethnic groups, each with its own language, culture, and historical background. Albright’s family was of Czech Jewish descent, though they converted to Catholicism. She was Czech and spoke Czech at home. Focusing on the Bosnian War (1992-1995), Albright was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. In this role, she was a central figure in the US foreign policy cabinet. However, she was an incredibly powerful and vocal advocate for military intervention, and her influence was a critical factor in pushing the United States and NATO into decisive military intervention in a non-NATO region, bombing Serbs since they were pro-Russia between March 24th, 1999, and June 10th, 1999, all because of her disdain for Serbs and their ties to Russia. She chose sides: Croats vs. Serbs (Catholics vs. Orthodox).
Albright was the administration’s most prominent “hawk” by every means possible. She argued constantly, passionately, and consistently for lifting the arms embargo on the Bosnian Muslims and for using decisive NATO air power to crush the Serbian forces and what she called their atrocities. She famously clashed with many officials. It was clear that her ethnic hatred of Serbs and Russians, in fact, colored her decisions.
In a pivotal 1993 meeting, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell (1937–2021) clashed with Albright. Powell was against military action and put forth the “Powell Doctrine,” emphasizing the need for overwhelming force and a clear exit strategy before committing troops. The core of the disagreement with Madeleine Albright, Powell himself recounted in his memoir, My American Journey published 2003, about her challenging Powell, who was then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by asking,
“What’s the point of having this superb military you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?”
Powell’s reaction was one of deep concern. He saw it as a fundamental misunderstanding of the military’s purpose. He stated that military force should be used only as a last resort and with clear political objectives. Albright was just a Neocon who thought nothing of the lives lost. This is typical of a Neocon who does not care for even their country or the people. These people seem to have a personal vindetta and gravitate to a position of power to exercise their personal biases.
Now, the State Department has just warned Americans to leave ALL nations in the Middle East. They know they just stepped into one hell of a pile of shit. I had hoped that Trump would have ended these Neocon Wars. Once he installed Marco Rubio, I was told it was an olive branch to the Neocons. They do not care about Trump or his legacy. They know the president is always blamed for their actions. They are the real UNTOUCHABLES moving from one administration to the next. I believe there may have been 10 people in Congress who were anti-war. I think that they have been threatened by the Neocons and that is down to just two.
This all reminds me of that famous line from Laurel & Hardy – another fine mess you got us into.
The Iranians have been hacking Israel and Persian Gulf countries. It is just a matter of weeks when they will turn on the United States I would suspect by mid-month. Then we will see how much they have already infiltrated.