The Machiavellian Mind of the United States

There are two very important current occurrences in the news, one is Libya and the other is Syria; both of which could prove deadly for the US.

Two weeks ago Obama, the smooth talking car salesman, delivered his statement of purpose regarding Libya. He said little about our purpose but did much by giving the green light to arming the Libyan rebels. We have also learned that the CIA is already on the ground in Libya, and apparently has been for some time. Once again we find ourselves confronting another “crazy man”, but it was we and the western European powers that armed this “crazy man” with the weapons he is now using against the rebels.

Not only have we taken sides in a Civil War, but we and the western European powers will decide who should rule Libya as evidenced by the recent meeting of Western powers in London to decide the future of Libya. Shouldn’t such details be worked out by Libyans? The idea of Western nations deciding Libya’s political future does not set well with the concept of spreading democracy throughout the Middle East. Getting involved in Civil War in a foreign country is a dangerous endeavor, and should remind us how we begged the world to stay out of our own Civil War.

For those who still believe Obama and his concern for the humanitarian plight of the Libyans, consider the following. One of new leaders of Libyan rebels, Khalifa Haftar, has been living in this country for the past 20 years within five miles of the CIA headquarters in Langley, VA., apparently was a long time CIA collaborator, and has no visible means of supporting himself or his large family. Could this be the emergence of the latest US puppet? The emerging puppet might closely resemble Hamid Karzai who was pulled off the shelf of the CIA’s “puppet closet”, for he too had not lived in Afghanistan for 30 years prior to the CIA dusting him off the shelf and sending him to Afghanistan. His father had close contact with the CIA, Karzai’s brother and many in the Karzai administration are on the CIA payroll. Even the New York Times established the ties of the Karzai administration to the CIA, so if they figured it out it must be pretty overt.


Those clinging to Obama and not wanting to admit betrayal need to review the historical record of the US in “helping” people who suffer a “humanitarian crises”. The record shows we are far better at killing than we are at helping. Have we lifted a finger for Gazans, the most oppressed people on earth, or have we interfered in the Ivory Coast with at least 1000 reported innocent deaths after the dictator Gbagbo refused to step aside after losing an election? Not a whisper of concern or threat of intervention for Ivory Coast. In Yemen, and Bahrain we remain silent while innocents die as they did in Libya at the hands of US backed dictators. We decided to intervene in Libya on the basis of what some thought might happen if we did not. There was no wholesale slaughter, but we initiated bombing Libya based on speculation of what might have happened. The concept of bombing a country based on what you might think could happen if you don’t, is truly a new and innovative Pandora’s Box. While supporting every dictator in the Middle East and killing millions around the world, do you think that US suddenly is concerned with humanitarian aid in Libya while, for example, ignoring the humanitarian needs of Haiti our neighbor?

It is truly amazing that some liberals cling to their belief in Obama despite his betrayal of all the campaign promises he made. The same liberals, who ridiculed Republicans for supporting Bush, even as the entire world concluded he was a disaster, now support and defend Obama as some Republicans defended Bush. It is a difficult thing to admit you have been lied to and fooled, because once admitted, action is required.

The second major area of news this week is Syria. Understand that some within the administration secretly thirst and drool for opportunity that would allow the US to use military power against Syria. We could easily be “used” as a client state and once again, and find ourselves doing the dirty work of one of our “best friends”. From the Israeli perspective, the US making war on Syria, one of Israel’s many enemies in the Middle East, would be better than the US making war on Saddam Hussein who foolishly took the side of the Palestinians, and had to be removed by the US. Using a revolt in Syria to justify some kind of intervention by the US would be a one two punch for Israel. Controlling Syria would cut its ties to Iran and lessen Iran’s ability to be of assistance to Hezbollah and Hamas. The fate of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran would then be in the hands of Israel. This opportunity for Israel is just too good to ignore and Syria just might become the hottest spot in the Middle East as events unfold. The precedent of using force to “save civilians” has been established, and forces representing Israel, including powerful forces in the US Congress, will be hard at work attempting to get the US to annihilate Syria.

One final nail in the coffin for those who still believe we have noble intentions of spreading democracy to the Middle East can be seen in the announcement by Dennis Ross, the Obama aide. Ross argued the administration has been “consistent “ in opposing Palestinian statehood. While over one hundred nations have recognized Palestinian statehood, and almost another one hundred have established diplomatic relations, the US, the bastion of democracy, has been “consistent” in our opposition to statehood. So much for Democracy in the Middle East!