If it's actually
supposed to be about commemorating World War II then excluding Russia is
nothing less than a travesty.
Everyone
gets angry when these events are politicized but that's exactly what the US is
doing. Apparently the Czechs aren't behaving like proper NATO subjects and
subordinates and so it was thought they needed some correction.
I think the
Czech response is only right and proper. If more countries would stand up to
the United States and put their unbelievable hypocrisy on display for all to
see... the world would be a better and frankly more peaceful place.
Not everyone
accepts the American narrative. It's self-serving, corrupted and often an
outright lie. That's what empires do. It's nothing new.
Ultimately
despite the roar of applause in many quarters, it's basically just a show. The
Czechs will score a public point but it will only go so far. They're a little
country and will be unwilling to face American wrath. The Empire regularly
weathers these little affronts, but the state department keeps tabs and keeps
the big picture in mind.
The US is
still miffed over the Czech withdrawal from an already dubious US missile
system but the Czechs are also trying to play it safe and see which way the
wind blows. They're still cutting deals with the United States, selling
hardware to private contractors and the Pentagon which can then be re-sold by
the United States to other regimes such as Iraq and Colombia. But apparently
the Czechs also recently irritated the US by trying to sell some jets to
Bolivia. The US worked to block this transaction. They love to collaborate in
the building of the hardware. US "Defense" contractors are utilized
in conjunction with foreign policy aims. They work with the foreign country,
install maybe some avionics, an engine or something that gives them partial
control of future sales. That way they can attach contract conditions and
prevent the country from selling anything to regimes the US doesn't like.
Bolivia
turned to the Chinese instead and of course that also plays into the US
narrative that Bolivia is an enemy and seeking to work with American foes. This
gives the United States justification for placing troops and hardware in
Paraguay, to keep a loaded gun pointed at the regime of Evo Morales.
The world's
leaders and intelligentsia know the score. They see these things. The
information is out there. Even movies like "The International" and
"Syriana" try to demonstrate in simple Hollywood-style terms how
these things play out. And yet those articles and books go unread and those
movies end up flopping. The public just doesn't care and at the end of the day
there are so many people plugged into this massive machine that they don't want
to see it fail or harmed in any way. The best policy and the one they live by
is very simple...
Don't ask
questions. Just keep working and pumping money into that 401k. There's a mortgage
to pay and putting the kids through college isn't getting any cheaper.
If a bunch
of people are being killed and governments being overthrown because of the
machine that my company is part of... don't bother telling me.
And these
same people cry foul when attacked and protest their innocence when accused.
And the so-called liberal media in the United States is sure to take the side
of the government. How dare these petty Czech peons question the integrity and motives
of the great and munificent United States?
