[Peace] Why Trump must go: he threatens not to continue US war provocations v. Russia and China

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Pepe Escobar, July 14: "Fascinating Macron/Trump presser at the Elysee ... Trump had very warm words for Xi - and Macron stressed the importance of being in synch with Putin in Syria…”

The US political establishment’s hair stands on end in fright… The hysterical campaign to remove Trump from the presidency arises from the establishment’s fear that he will not continue the Obama-Clinton administration's war provocations against Russia and China.

John Pilger wrote before the US election, "The CIA has demanded Trump is not elected. Pentagon generals have demanded he is not elected. The pro-war New York Times - taking a breather from its relentless low-rent Putin smears - demands that he is not elected. Something is up. These tribunes of 'perpetual war' are terrified that the multi-billion-dollar business of war by which the United States maintains its dominance will be undermined if Trump does a deal with Putin, then with China’s Xi Jinping. Their panic at the possibility of the world’s great power talking peace – however unlikely – would be the blackest farce were the issues not so dire."

It is the bedrock principle of US foreign policy - stretching back into the 19th century (see “The Open Door”) - to oppose the economic integration of Eurasia, under whatever auspices, domestic or  foreign - because that would be a challenge to the US elite's world economic hegemony.

Some things don’t change.

—CGE