Quote (ofthevoid @ 14 Aug 2023 21:28)
The Foreign Policy Establishment have an obsession with spreading liberal democracy worldwide.
Not to mention at that point of time, right after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the book that was published by Fukuyama in 1992
The End of History and the Last Man who was no doubt the scholastic darling of US democracy was widely hailed and read amongst both political spectrum in the United States.
The unwavering pursuit and crusading attitude of the FEP to finally spread what they believe is the only "correct " political system that will help mankind progress to the next level has push, in this case Russia into such a position.
Now, the FEP and their noble pursuits means no harm,
at least on the surface but they created a lot of security concerns amongst the Russian nationalists. The
democratic shock treatment that Russia received have inevitably failed and created a disastrous effect on the Russians.
Please note that the Russians are not the only recipients of these shock and awe treatment.
The FEP did whatever they could at any cost in order to pursue a liberal democratic world which includes but not limited to color revolutions , intervention and infiltration in order to mold the Russians into an entity that they can influence and control.
As much as countless of rational political scholars and in your quote i.e Director Bill Burns warning about the red lines. The FEP will not listen and is rather relentless in their pursuits.
Please also note that although the USSR collapsed and was seemingly pursing a more democratic form of government, this is not enough for the FEP.
It is in my opinion that the US will only consider it a
done deal and we win it all if they can actually get rid of or minimize Russia's Nuclear Arsenal to a point that the threat is easily managed and handled.
It doesn't surprise me at all that NATO expansion is to slowly encroach into Russia's sphere of influence and red lines to push Russia to a point where they have no choice but to react.
Long story short, the FEP will not let the Russians live until they reach their objectives. Which is understandable because the
Nuclear Problem that the Russian have will forever be a threat to the United States. And it their minds, it is only strategically coherent to pursue such an action.
Therefore we are now at this particular stage.
This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Aug 14 2023 08:20am