Beyond insanity incarnated - warmongers on the march
In a world where military budgets have long since approached insane levels, US/NATO countries are now planning to double and even triple them. The United States is pushing its allies in the most aggressive military alliance in human history beyond all reason. Earlier statements have pushed for a level corresponding with at least 4% of each country’s GDP, but the latest statements exceed even that.
The US government think tanks Rand Corporation and the Atlantic Council have stated in their reports that the goal is to be able to wage war against Russia and China simultaneously. This is far worse than the previous «cold war». Both competing parties, no matter the aggressive rhetoric, supported détente then. Now, that is a four-letter word in US/NATO-circles.
One look at the current and future Norwegian spending illustrates in excellent ways what’s happening.
The Norwegian «defense spending» has grown to 76 billion Norwegian kroner in 2023, a vast amount for a small country with a population of 5 million. The national «defense commission» recommends 30 billion more this year, and 40 billion more each year in a ten-year period. It is clear that these people don’t live in the same world as most other people on the planet. Countries representing at least ninety percent of the world’s population are either on Russia’s side in the Ukraine-conflict or are neutral.
The real US military spending, counting unofficial and hidden contributions has long since passed a trillion dollars each year, and makes no sign of even slowing down, far less being reduced.
Tiny parts of US/NATO military spending would be sufficient to solve all major problems dogging humanity. It’s only a matter of shifting priorities, but there just isn’t any will or willingness to do that in the current establishment in the western world. On the contrary. The tailspin suicide run is growing totally out of control fast.
The US Army is the worst polluter in the world. Military pollution isn’t counted in the various accounts of either climate change gases or general environmental destruction and releases. In a time where it’s more important than ever to have that under control, it’s getting totally out of control.
«Full spectrum dominance» is one of several US/NATO doctrines. Consider what that means. It shouldn’t be too hard, even for the dullest establishment conformity addict.
The words aggression, insanity and irresponsibility are not even close to sufficient to describe these people. The military/industrial complex gained an insane amount of money on the Ukraine war, dwarfing even the vast previous sums, and they have long since had an insane lust for blood. They’re clearly never sated, no matter how many people they or their proxies torture, maim and kill.
Western national assemblies, governments and establishment are packed with dangerous lunatics. This horrible state of affairs can't continue, of course.
The United States should stop acting like an empire, and join the multipolar world. That is the true issue. Partly or fully shifting the blame to Russia, like some people in the peace movement do, remains grossly unhelpful.
«The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous».
George Orwell 1984
The war becomes the goal in itself, a permanent distraction, propaganda to keep people poor and ignorant and in misery.