The Congress of the United States by almost unanimous votes in
both House and Senate has made it clear that Congress had rather destroy the
President of the United States and to increase the risk of nuclear war than to
avoid conflict with Russia by normalizing relations. The vote on the new
sanctions makes it pointless for President Trump to veto the bill, because it
passed both houses by far more than the two-thirds vote required to over-ride
the president’s veto. The only thing Trump can achieve with a veto is to prove
the false charge that he is in league with Vladimir Putin
The new sanctions bill forecloses the possibility of reducing
the rising tensions between the two major nuclear powers. It also shows that
whatever interest Congress has, if any, in reducing the threat of war and in
avoiding a break with Europe over the sanctions, Congress has a much greater
interest in continuing to collect campaign contributions from the powerful and
rich military/security complex and in playing to the growing hatred of Russia
that is encouraged by the US media.
This
reckless and irresponsible action by the US Congress makes completely clear
that Washington has intentionally chosen conflict with Russia as the main
element of US foreign policy. Perhaps now the Russian government will abandon
its cherished illusion that an accommodation with Washington can
be reached. As I have written on many occasions, the only way Russia can
achieve an accommodation with Washington is to surrender and accept American
hegemony. Any further resistance of the Russian government to this obvious fact
would indicate dangerous delusion on the part of the Russian leadership.
The
fig leaf Congress chose for its violation of diplomatic protocols and
international law is the disproven allegation of Russian interference in behalf
of Trump in the US presidential election. An organization of former US
intelligence officers recently announced that forensic investigation has been
made of the alleged Russian computer hacking, and the conclusion is that there
was no hack; there was an internal leak, and the leak was copied onto a device
and Russian “fingerprints” were added. There is no forensic evidence whatsoever
that shows any indication of Russian hacking.
It is all made up, and everyone alleging Russian hacking knows
it. There is no difference between the allegation of Russian hacking and
Hitler’s allegation in 1939 that “last night Polish forces crossed our
frontier,” Hitler’s fig leaf for his invasion of Poland.
That Congress uses a blatantly transparent lie to justify its
violation of international law and intentionally worsens US relations with both
Russia and the EU proves how determined Washington is to intensify conflict
with Russia. Expect more false allegations, more demonization, more threats.
Paul Craig
Roberts, a former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury and former associate
editor of the Wall Street Journal, has been reporting shocking cases of
prosecutorial abuse for two decades. A new edition of his book, The Tyranny of Good Intentions, co-authored
with Lawrence Stratton, a documented account of how americans lost the
protection of law, has been released by Random House. Visit his website.
Copyright © 2017 Paul Craig Roberts
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