Donald Trump the presidential candidate made it very clear that his view was that the United States can no longer police thje world. President Trump, by contrast, appears to laying out US foreign policy to do that now more than ever.
In the ultimate expression of the “world’s policeman” stance of the US, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared today that the United States was prepared to punish all those “who commit crimes against the innocents anywhere in the world.”
The context of Tillerson’s comments was a speech at a memorial to a Nazi massacre, but the broadness of the declaration clearly was intended to go far beyond simply being a reiteration of the US justification for intervention against Nazi Germany in World War 2.
For one, the comment comes just a few days after the United States attacked Syria, over US allegations of a “gas attack” carried out by the Syrian government, but before any sort of international investigation could be carried out on the claims.
It also comes amid growing US talk about further intervention against Syria on other pretexts, including some very confusing messages about US intervention if Syria continues to use barrel bombs, and threats to punish Russia if they continue to support the Syrian government against US-backed rebels.
Naturally, the US doesn’t literally intend to punish crimes against civilians “anywhere in the world,” as they plainly have no intention of punish Saudi Arabia for its war in Yemen, or the Egypt junta for its violent crackdowns against pro-democracy protesters.
But laying it out as a formal statement of policy at all clearly is intended to raise expectations for more US intervention wherever it strikes the administration’s fancy. While in the near term this likely means more attacks on Syria, it also can be used to attack other countries around the world, with US ships steaming toward North Korea as we speak.
Laughable. I bet half if not more of the world wishes someone would punish the US for its crimes.
That “someone” you refer to should be the United Nations criminal court. But they are nothing more than America’s footstool, a political organization of eunuchs when it comes to sanctions against the vile government in Washington, DC.
UN = NU, Nothing Unusual. The silence is criminal.
Indeed. I bet that a good chunk of the UN budget comes from the US, so it shouldn’t be a surprise. It would take serious spine and morals for the UN to go against the US/israel.
The world’s policeman? More the world’s judge, jury and high-tech executioner. You could indeed ask: why have UNSC? And many indeed do.
We are in deeps Hildebeast territory now, exactly for why Trump was NOT elected, and getting deeper quickly.
Is it time for impeachment yet?
The entire body politic of the U.S. Congress that supports unjustified and illegal acts of military aggression against other sovereign nations need to be impeached, not just Trump. The U.S. Military has usurped the civilian authority of the United States to set foreign policy. This is a repeat of what happened in the 1930’s when the Imperial Government of Japan relinquished control to the Japanese Military. If the Congress impeaches the president, Vice President Pence won’t be any different.
Trump must remain in office so the public can continue to call him out on his campaign reversal platform to MAGA (Make America Great Again). Obama, a career politician, deceived his base (most “open government”, “pull out of Afghanistan”, “keep your health plan”, etc.) and now Trump the billionaire is acting the same.
Let his poor and irrational leadership show the American people the true nature of the entire criminal enterprise in Washington, DC that promotes MACA (Make America Criminal Again).
US is the modern INQUISITION !!!
Ok, you can start with the US, the most dangerous and criminal state in the world. Then continue with Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The axis of real evil.
And Britain.
Tillerson: US Will Punish Crimes ‘Anywhere in the World’
Tillerson, start with the corrupt warmongering racist regime
in Washington DC first you f**king big mouth idiot.
When will the sanctions begin against Israel with their killing of “innocents” in Gaza?
Well. Anywhere but Israel that is. Israel can only be rewarded and never sanctioned.
This administration seems to have been driven to insanity by hubris.
But no punitive strike on the Islamists for the Palm Sunday attack in Egypt from the Land of the Shariaphilles. Guess it’s going to be up to Shorty to help the Egyptians too?
It took 70 years, but it seems Chumpster fraudster has finally discovered himself.
Chumpster’s attack on Syria obviously had nothing to do with an alleged “chemical attack” by the Assad government; rather it’s all about Chumpster fraudster teaching the world not to test the steely resolve of a psychopath drunk on power; a coward holding a gun.
Yessir, we’ve got ourselves a real BAD ASS.
Fresh from teaching the world a lesson in Syria, Mr. BAD ASS now sets his sights on the Korean Peninsula.
Since the formidable Russian nuclear arsenal apparently doesn’t faze the man of steel in the slightest, we know he’s not actually concerned with North Korea’s handful of nuclear bombs that probably won’t work, sitting atop a few missiles that probably won’t work.
So why is Mr BAD ASS sending a naval strike group to Korea? Why, simply because he’s such a BAD ASS. The man of steel is obviously prepared to start a war (even by “accident”) that may kill millions, but such is the price the world must pay to sate Mr BAD ASS’ pathological egomania.
I predict that America will not survive Mr. BAD ASS.
This has traditionally been named megalomania.
Incidentally Nazi Germany declared war on us before we responded.
We were already at war with Nazi Germany by not remaining neutral and arming Britain. We also had pre-war declaration military engagements with the Germans in the Atlantic.
Remember the Reuben James!
Amazing. America is going to punish it’s self.
Your list is too short.
Lincoln would be sympathetic to Assad.
Yeah T-Rex!
Lock her up!
Oh wait… Um… maybe lock him up to, just to be on the safe side.
The only question left is how high the draft age will go. 27, 31, or 45 ? Congress will not stop the Pentagon. Neither the willingness nor the math is there to do so.
what a dork
George W. Tillerson
He means, on behalf of Trump, the US will punish the world.
At least it’s sending a message to Raimondo that he must not return to the dark side.
Trump is making America great again by military means. But you’ve all heard that from me a dozen times at least!
Can’t wait till you know who starts the wholesale slaughter again AKA mowing the grass. But I won’t expect Train-Rex Tillerson to cum down hard. I’m sure he has been mande aware of the special people doin the Killin and their special relationship with the host, us. The more I hear him talk, the more see him as some hypno-zombie incoherently muttering strands of talking points, and all.too often not the correct talking point for the situation at hand.. Like saying that the Chinese won’t be allowed on THEIR OWN islands in the S. China Sea.
Although we haven’t heard any refrain from that particular ill informed tune lately, it illustrates what a train wreck that Tillerson actually is as a diplomat…. Send him back to whatever corporate sewer he leeches outof where his loose lips can’t end life as we know it. He is a danger to every living organism on this planet…
Tillerson: US Will Punish Crimes ‘Anywhere in the World’
But will look the other way in the case of Israeli crimes
T-REX is talking….
Yeah any criminals except for the clintons.
Tillerson: US Will Punish Crimes ‘Anywhere in the World’
Hey stupid that means Saudi Arabia they are the worst war criminals of all. they kill innocent civilians for sport with American and British weapons.
These are the rantings of a madman.
. . . . .and here I am. I used to think, ‘whew’, thank the Lord Hilliary didn’t win. For she was going to start a war in the first year. . . . . .
Ah, it’s still a relief not having to see her ass anymore and getting a break form her the whole gang that rides with her.
Another bright side is the fact Trump and his team are by nature more alienating and unpalatable which could lead to occasional problems keeping allies on board.
Regardless if Trump was a fraud from day one, or has had his arm twisted into doing a 180 on most of his campaign platform, the fact remains that he campaign and won with positions on foreign policy & world events that were totally out of step with the official groupthink, outrageous really – this by itself is encouraging – plus the byproduct of further mistrust of the MSM and a growing movement to alternative news & commentary sources. I’m not sure where it will lead, but I do believe this the most pressure the establishment has been under in the last 40 years.
“US Will Punish Crimes ‘Anywhere in the World’”
…. except Washington DC.
Excuse me ? you show common sense, free thinker, you are dangerous to the system, the FBI will sun look for you..!
Where precisely in the Constitution is the authority for the US punishing crimes ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD?? I can’t seem to locate any such authority.. would anyone care to point out that authority in the Constitution for the rest of us??
Article I, Section 8: “The Congress shall have Power … To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations”
so a piece of paper gives the US government the authority to RULE over the world? I have some slightly used swamp land in fukushima to sell you cheap, if you truly believe that bs!
Anywhere but Israel that is. They get to do anything and everything
I can’t wait until the USA starts nuking Washington DC, Langley, VA (home of the CIA), Fort Meade, MD (home of the NSA), and the hordes of US military bases around the planet!
This is not to mention American politicians committing mass suicide to atone for their war crimes from Bush Sr. to Clinton to Bush Jr. to Obama to the Trump regimes.
Punish the American war criminals!