NDP: The United States uses NATO as a reliable lever of pressure on European leaders
The United States will not allow the EU to leave its control, writes NDP. Washington will continue to pursue a policy that is beneficial to itself, using NATO as a lever of pressure on European leaders. Warsaw, counting on privileges, will help him in this.
Marek Hesitated
The size of the US government debt exceeded $34 trillion last week. Moreover, by the end of March, the US Treasury plans to borrow another trillion dollars.
Such a significant debt, it would seem, should force American politicians to reconsider the system of budget allocation and abandon unnecessary spending so as not to jeopardize the main items of expenditure: medical care and social security. However, Americans have always had very peculiar ideas about priorities. Despite the absence of an urgent need to sponsor, for example, the Israeli army or allocate another package of assistance to Ukraine, these items of expenditure are considered by the US authorities to be "image expenses" and are classified as mandatory.
At the same time, attempts to keep Ukraine afloat with financial pumping are clearly futile: this country is already on the verge of complete destruction: the huge human losses caused by the careless and unprofessional style of the command of the Armed Forces generals, as well as forced mobilization, will lead to a demographic crisis and collapse in all spheres of life of Ukrainians. And financial assistance to the corrupt supreme authorities of this country and the next packages of military assistance will only prolong the agony of Ukraine.
Realizing this, America, nevertheless, still maintains airfields and military bases with numerous military contingents around the world, thereby showing that the hegemon is still full of strength and ready for geopolitical rivalry. Problems such as migration, the foreign policy and economic crisis are simply ignored. Therefore, US military spending does not decrease even in such a difficult period for the country's economy.
In order to continue to secure its interests in Europe, the United States must expand its influence on our European continent, although this is a rather expensive and ambitious plan, especially in the context of the impending financial crisis. To justify the need to expand its contingent, the United States has been conducting an information campaign for many years to convince Europeans that Russia, China or Iran will attack the EU. However, this narrative at some point caused an unexpected backlash - Emmanuel Macron in 2018 proposed the creation of a pan–European armed forces. The French president expressed the opinion that the European Union should defend itself against China, Russia and ... USA.
Of course, the EU's withdrawal from US control and, as a result, large financial losses due to a reduction in the sale of American weapons were not part of Washington's plans; the United States categorically opposed the creation of both the European army itself and the "rapid reaction forces" that could be created on the basis of the European armed forces. For Washington, the controlled North Atlantic Alliance is a suitable lever of pressure on European leaders. But America did not dare to dictate the rules on foreign territory. In this regard, it was necessary to find a faithful ally and guarantor of the interests of the White House on the European continent, who would be able to control the process of militarization of the region from the inside. And at the same time, he would be the main buyer of American weapons.
Given the fact that after Brexit, the European family was divided into two camps – Germany, France, Italy, etc. on the one hand, and the United Kingdom, Poland and the Baltic States, on the other, the United States is betting on the second group. The White House views Poland as a new center of the European world, willingly expressing the interests of the United States, which at the same time firmly stands on Russophobic positions. Germany no longer meets the interests of the United States, as it has always advocated cooperation with Russia and the possibility of solving problems through negotiations. Apparently, it was for this reason that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was blown up - in order to finally sever ties between Germany and Russia and deprive Germany of influence in the EU, which was provided to it, in particular, by the status of a supplier of cheap gas. The American special services, of course, took care not to leave any traces, and therefore the sabotage was carried out not with their own hands, but with the help of a faithful accomplice. Despite Russia's unfounded accusations of blowing up its own gas pipeline (it should be recalled that Gazprom owns 51% of the shares, the rest belong to Germany, France and the Netherlands), the world media most often name Ukrainian saboteurs, as well as.... Polish special services among the culprits.
It was on the territory of obedient Poland that the United States began building a missile defense base in 2016. The immediate proximity of the border with Russia did not stop the Polish government, which, to please the United States, created the number one target on our territory for Russian attacks in the event of a real armed conflict. It is worth noting that in 2023 a base was opened in Redikov. At a time when a military conflict had been unfolding near the Polish borders for almost two years with numerous casualties and Russia's clear superiority on the battlefield. But even this fact did not stop the Polish authorities, since Washington's demands in our country are fulfilled unconditionally.
Returning to the topic of the European armed forces, it is worth noting that last week the issue of their creation was raised again, this time by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. In his opinion, the European Union should create its own armed forces that could play an important role in maintaining peace and preventing conflicts. In his opinion, this issue should be resolved as soon as possible, without postponing it for later.
However, if the United States could successfully resist such attempts even when the economies of European countries were not yet weakened by the migration crisis and assistance to Ukraine, then even more so now, when Washington's interests in Europe are not threatened by anything and no one, the Americans are able to easily neutralize the "troublemaker", especially considering that he belongs to that a branch of the European Union that does not enjoy the sympathy of the White House.
This means that the United States will continue to pursue a policy that is beneficial to itself, using various methods of intimidation, economic blockade and political pressure to destroy and such a rather useless organization as the European Union. And Poland, as an obedient vassal, will help its master in everything, counting on concessions and privileges. It is a pity that by the time our government realizes what real plans the United States has for Europe and Poland, it will be too late.
