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Tace

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 06:52 PM Apr 2014

New American Reality: An Empire Beyond Salvation | Ramzy Baroud



Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust

April 9, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry couldn’t hide his frustration anymore as the U.S.-sponsored peace process continued to falter.

After eight months of wrangling to push talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority forward, he admitted while in a visit to Morocco on April 4 that the latest setback had served as a "reality check" for the peace process. But confining that reality check to the peace process is hardly representative of the painful reality through which the United States has been forced to subsist in during the last few years.

The state of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, but also around the world, cannot be described with any buoyant language. In some instances, as in Syria, Libya, Egypt, the Ukraine, and most recently in Palestine and Israel, too many calamitous scenarios have exposed the fault lines of U.S. foreign policy. The succession of crises is not allowing the United States to cut its losses in the Middle East and stage a calculated ‘pivot’ to Asia following its disastrous Iraq war.

U.S. foreign policy is almost entirely crippled.

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New American Reality: An Empire Beyond Salvation | Ramzy Baroud (Original Post) Tace Apr 2014 OP
England survived the end of its empire, and Russia survived the fall of the Soviet Union Agnosticsherbet Apr 2014 #1
And what then will happen to Israel? RobertEarl Apr 2014 #2
Israel has signed a security cooperation agreement with India. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2014 #3
Good, save us money RobertEarl Apr 2014 #4
When the US empire collapses, expect a depression. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2014 #5
We should draw back slowly. RobertEarl Apr 2014 #6

Agnosticsherbet

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1. England survived the end of its empire, and Russia survived the fall of the Soviet Union
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 06:58 PM
Apr 2014

Economically, the collapse of our own empire will equal or exceed the 2007-2008 economic collapse, but we will survive, most likely.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
2. And what then will happen to Israel?
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 07:10 PM
Apr 2014

If our empire is not around to keep it safe and send it money, what will Israel do?

Kerry is trying to save a drowning country, but like trying to save a drowning man, the drowning man will drown you if you are not careful. Kerry may just need to tell Israel they are on their own.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
4. Good, save us money
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 07:36 PM
Apr 2014

China and India, eh? Fine by me.

It will be a good day when Israel tells the US to go away and stay away, and here, here's your money back. I could use some cash back.

Agnosticsherbet

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5. When the US empire collapses, expect a depression.
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 07:39 PM
Apr 2014

It won't matter what is happening in the rest of the world.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
6. We should draw back slowly.
Mon Apr 21, 2014, 07:48 PM
Apr 2014

The whole economy is a house of cards. Heck, Israel is dependent on the US.

When empire ends, we will be fine. We have lands, resources and we have Liberals who are gaining power so that our government will be good.

It is a bright future once we get out of the Middle East.

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