The US Empire Strikes Again
The US Empire Strikes Again
Junious Ricardo Stanton
The revelry had barely subsided and the confetti was still not fully cleaned and removed when Donald J. “I’m the peace candidate” Trump fulfilled his threat to take out the leader of Venezuela Nicholos Maduro and his wife. The US Empire struck again. Trump ran in 2024 promising no new wars, a foreign policy based upon mutual respect and beneficial trade among nations has demonstrated again to the world his word means nothing!
On January
3 US military forces which had already attacked numerous small vessels alleging
with no evidence or proof they were smuggling drugs, diverted tankers containing
Venezuelan oil which is an act of piracy, also targeted Venezuelan military
installations and air defense systems partnering with the US CIA moved in and
kidnapped the president of a sovereign nation and his wife, then transporting
them to the US for “trial”.
The evil Empire
strikes again. Prior to kidnapping Maduro, Trump ordered the bombing of sites
in Nigeria claiming he did it to protect white Christians who were under attack
from Islamic terrorists when in fact Jihadists have been attacking Black and White
Christians and fellow Muslims in Northern Nigeria.
Keep in mind, the US is also
bombing Somalia and aiding the Saudis in their ongoing conflict with Ansur
Allah aka The Houthis in Yemen! Trump is becoming even more bellicose and
bombastic threatening Putin because he will not stop his military campaign to
rid Ukraine of Nazi elements who were emboldened by the US instigated coup d’état
in Ukraine in 2014.
Based upon
these occurrences and Trump’s unfailing support of Israel in its genocidal campaign
against the people of Gaza, Israel’s ongoing attacks against their neighbors in
Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank; it is crystal clear 2026 is not going to usher
in an era of peace and stability.
Trump acerbates tensions and
uncertainty with his wishy washy on, off, on-again threats of universal tariffs
and his arbitrary and capricious travel ban against countries he doesn’t like, who
resist or refuse to bow to his wishes.
Trump
recently bragged that he took several cognitive tests, claiming he passed them with
flying colors yet his behavior demonstrates an obviously illogical, inconsistent
and reckless mindset which call into question his mental state! His words and actions
are not those of a stable-minded, deliberate, thoughtful person. His actions
are however, consistent with the behavior of an American Empire, callous,
reckless, imperialists motives are designed to maintain and or extend its’
hegemony around the world.
The problem
is Trump’s actions are putting peace and global stability at severe risk. In
other words, his behavior while consistent with an imperialistic neocolonial empire
are putting the world on notice the US empire is moving in an aggressive
direction whose actions could trigger hostilities, conflicts and quagmires the
US may not be able to extricate itself from.
The US empire
is in decline; due to its moral rot and its fiscal recklessness. It is the last
bastion of Western imperialism and there are formidable forces moving to
counter its influence and hegemony. The Global South nations and some Asian
countries are requesting membership and joining the BRICS + alliance; or
forming alliances of their own to assure and insure stable trade and commerce relations.
Soon these alliances will begin to establish military and security partnerships
among themselves. It’s only natural to do so when they see the American Empire so out of control!
You don’t
have to be a prognosticator to see Trump’s actions are placing the world in a
precarious position. The sad part is the MAGAites, his Evangelical zealots base
and the warmongers fail to see the short- and long-term implications of his
actions. Buckle up, 2026 is going to be bumpy.
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posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton @ 3:56 PM
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