[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Trump's crazy not to continue the Cold War!

[Karen Aram]

Thank you.

On Jan 28, 2018, at 11:51, Brussel, Morton K <brussel at illinois.edu<mailto:brussel at illinois.edu>> wrote:

Of possible interest: I read McCoy’s piece on tomdispatch.com<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftomdispatch.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C703b4b90bd904ea3ca0b08d566888b62%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636527658989323667&sdata=MCoRf9eOQTzn%2BJ9mxZcBxrpXdMOE0MaanTWqr94yEA8%3D&reserved=0>, and couldn’t believe it was promoted there. Therefore, I sent off an email to tomdispatch explaining surprise and disappointment at McCoy’s acceptance of the standard views of the NYT, WP, WSJ, etc. regarding the dangers from Russia and China, not to say N. Korea and Iran. Yes, a better informed(?) cold warrior, McCoy, who stressed the need for a continued U.S. imperium.

—mkb

On Jan 28, 2018, at 1:14 PM, Karen Aram via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

Carl

I meant to comment on this a while back.

While I agree with McCoy’s assessment of US goals of containment of Eurasia, which he thoroughly documents, as well as his exposure of the CIA “involvement” in drugs in SE Asia, and elsewhere. I have noted in addition to that which you refer, he sees China and Russia through the same eyes as promoted by the USG, as threats to the West, and SE Asia.

Some time ago, I noted his having spent a lot of time in the Philippines he has the same view as many small vulnerable nations, that a growing and prosperous China, are a danger to them. Given the Chinese control and influence of banking and commerce throughout SE Asia, many indigenous folks have always feared China, a result of the “red scare” another influence from the West. It’s much the same as the fear of “Jews” in Europe during the early and mid1900’s.

What I see is a fear of Chinese business influence coming from the “overseas Chinese, dating back decades," being now applied to the mainland of today. Many westerners living in Asia, are influenced by the locals, who don’t like the competition, and vice versa, many locals being influenced by the West.

However, many Asian nations/leaders are waking up to the realities of US militarism, hegemony and imperialism being much more frightening, than Chinese business and investments, but many like McCoy, who is old, maintain their view of the past. Thus, they see three giants being the problem, rather than the one “proven" problem.



On Jan 16, 2018, at 07:38, C G Estabrook via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176373/tomgram%3A_alfred_mccoy%2C_tweeting_while_rome_burns/#more<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomdispatch.com%2Fpost%2F176373%2Ftomgram%3A_alfred_mccoy%2C_tweeting_while_rome_burns%2F%23more&data=02%7C01%7C%7C056864df64c24d9c04c408d55cf73cdb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636517139303185408&sdata=aPmr4OGJlaG8lc45W7UyMNBvtBrTFJpDvgi3vH170Sg%3D&reserved=0>

A strange piece by Alfred McCoy. No cold warrior from a generation ago could do better in defending the virtues of the American empire. He shows the effects of Trump Derangement Syndrome, excoriating what he sees as the Trump administration's departures from the neoconservative (and neoliberal) policies of the previous administration (and its predecessor) and all but praising its wars and war provocations "at the axial ends of Eurasia" (in a repeated Mackinderesque flourish).

"As Trump undercuts the U.S. strategic position at the axial ends of Eurasia, China is pressing relentlessly to displace the United States and dominate that vast continent with what New York Times correspondent Edward Wong calls 'a blunt counterpoint... synonymous with brute strength, bribery and browbeating.’"

He also buys the NYT account of Russian 'meddling' in Trump's election ('Russiagate')…

—CGE
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