US officials have been coming up with excuses for military confrontation with Russia for some time now, and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter seems to be the latest beating that increasingly tired war-drum, declaring Russia both a threat to “collective security” and of plotting to erode “international order.”
Carter’s complaints, like so many others in recent months, centered around supposition and allegations, claiming that Russia’s support for the Syrian government means they are “prolonging” the war, and similarly making the conflict “more dangerous.”
Carter even played up the dubious allegations of Russia trying to “hack the election,” even though the comments come just a couple of days after intelligence officials were conceding that there was no real evidence to support these claims, insisting the US would not tolerate Russia’s “attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.”
He went on to claim that Russia is driven by “misplaced fears,” adding that the US doesn’t seek to defeat them militarily or constrain them in any way. This assurance likely rings preposterously false in Moscow, as the US continues to add troops in Eastern Europe.
Those who grew up when homes and apartment houses were heated with coal know what an ash can is. For those who missed an Ash Can is now the Secretary Of Aggression,above. One makes as much sense as the other. An ash can from the past would be preferable to this bozo.
Puppet of the Tribe that Rules. Should be ashamed, but prefers cashing those shekel-checks.
Has this clown Ashcroft no concept of irony or parody? Or blatant hypocrisy? What a jerk.
Your politicians are clowns.
Don’t worry Mr.Carter if Trump wins you’re going to see the Power of America unleashed and the world will have a tough decision to make.Ride with us or collide with us…Make America Great Again…
Guaranteed Hell Bot,to make that statement.
Trump is the only answer for Americas recovery from the zionist criminals who run our government.
Uncle Schmuel.
In other words, more of the same. The belligerent empire rampaging around the world like a bull in a china shop expecting everyone else to get out of the way. I guess we just can’t help ourselves. But hey, we can just charge it all to the national credit card(at $21 trillion and counting).
In my opinion; Ash Carter is a closet sissy-boy paid by the MIC to provoke war with Russia. I doubt he could punch his way out of a wet paper sack.
“…US doesn’t seek to defeat them militarily or constrain them in any way.”
You know, it takes a supremely special kind of person to make that statement.
The whole demoncrat apparatus are a bunch of morons.
The HB on Israeli TV says the terrorists will love Trump.
Are they seriously deranged?The terrorists have flourished under this administration,and the HB,with US actually using them as regime change venues.
The world disorder is all from US.
Carter is a very very very dangerous extremist neocon.
Is it any wonder we are deep into an unnecessary stupid pointless cold war with a warmonger like this dumb stupid jerk as SecDef? What an evil twisted sick small little man. That Obama would appoint this ‘thing’ as SecDef says more about Obama than Carter. Anyone who has followed and studied carter’s history could have seen this coming.
Garbage like Carter is EXACTLY what Eisenhower warned this nation about the dangers of the Military Industrial Complex. They will not be happy until they back Russia and China into a corner so that when they predicably are forced to react to our provocations they can then have their WWIII which is really exactly the goal of these vile despicable neocon crazies.
In 1998 Ash Carter, Zelikow (executive director of the 9/11 commission years later), and John Deutsch predicted the “transforming event” that they so needed to implement their neocon agenda. See how that works?
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/652/catastrophic_terrorism.html?breadcrumb=%252F
Catastrophic Terrorism: Tackling the New Danger
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, volume 77, issue 6, pages 80-94
November / December 1998
Authors: Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities, John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
IMAGINING THE TRANSFORMING EVENT
“Like Pearl Harbor, this event would divide our past and future into a before and after. The United States might respond with draconian measures, scaling back civil liberties, allowing wider surveillance of citizens, detention of suspects, and use of deadly force. More violence could follow, either further terrorist attacks or U.S. counterattacks. Belatedly, Americans would judge their leaders negligent for not addressing terrorism more urgently.”
“It is unclear why it got so close to Russian airspace,”
Its perfectly clear. It’s deliberate provocation.
The Cold War we ginned up with Russia will get worse. Hillary has surrounded herself with war-mad Neocons and is hot for war with nuclear Russia. She is an Extinction Level Event.
to the american elite, stick this up yours you know what
https://www.darkmoon.me/uploads/JDL-Jew-Thug-Finger-704186.jpg
Please deport this war monger. The US does not need this kind of terrorist picking fights at every turn.
He really ought to consider legally changing his name to Ass Carter.
Pretty rich from the country that funded and helped the overthrow of the last democratically elected, legal government of Ukraine.
Aug 16, 2016 “Russia’s success in Syria can’t be silenced” – Putin
“For some people, it is their job to under-inform you” – Putin. If you aren’t already, one should be very skeptical of what they read in Western mainstream media in regard to geopolitical events, given it has become exponentially obvious that the Fourth Estate is obsolete. The likes of George Soros-funded outlets have tried to pass the buck to Russia in creating the refugee crisis – but our memories aren’t as short as that of a senile old man.
https://youtu.be/E5BBiRbtvzk
All Carter needs is a red ball on his nose in the photo above, and it becomes the context of this news.