NATO Means War

NATO observed its 75th   anniversary in Washington reiterating its fresh commitment to war. The war business has been going on for the last 75 years since the war alliance began its journey. At times, it was cold, and at times, it was hot. Nato member states poured $1.34 tn into their militaries last year–an increase of $126 bn from 2022.

The summit had a specific backdrop–the Ukraine War. The military alliance likes to continue with its war in Ukraine. Its strategic target is the strategic defeat of Russia. Ukraine is that move’s staging ground.

Donald Trump formed another background of the war alliance, as the alliance leaders fear that there shall be problem with conducting the Ukraine War if Trump turns victorious in the upcoming US presidential election. Hence, US domestic politics played a role in forming a backdrop for the summit. They like to have an arrangement that shall not flounder in its war in Ukraine if the US staggers due to Trump.

That means war shall continue in Ukraine, as told by the summit promises, at least up to the end of the current year.

But, the reality is different, which is difficult to find in the MSM–the mainstream media. Within the war alliance’s European members, confusion about the prospect of their war’s victory is gaining ground. There are sceptic members–not sure about the war alliance’s victory. There are alliance members having another assessment–this war in Ukraine is impossible to win. Already, several experts in the mainstream have opined: Ukraine can never recover its lost territory. Today, a part of the mainstream is admitting what the Russian side reported months ago: Ukraine does not have the manpower to carry on the war, and Ukrainian armed forces are overstretched, and tired. This is the reality overwhelmed with real numbers, which none now denies.

Despite that, there were promises at the summit: the military alliance would send arms to Ukraine so that Russia could be decisively beaten back. How far those promises shall materialise, and how far those promises can satisfy the war leaders is a real question, as arms sent to the Kyiv regime could do no miracle–push back the Russians. There were a number of “game changers”, as the mainstream media claimed. These “game changers”, weapons claimed to be powerful, smart, and unmatched, were sent to Ukraine, one after another, with the hope that the “game”–war with Russia–would change.

But, the game refused to change. A few were not even sent in full strength to the war fields to face the Russians. But, alas! The Russians crippled those, whatever was sent to the war fronts. Within weeks, at least one weapon, touted as well-developed and precision-smart, was withdrawn from the war front, as it was found that the Russians were making them useless.

Rumours of removing Zelensky from the Kyiv throne is abounded for the last few weeks. But, removing this Kyiv leader is not as easy as told. The complex operation has many factors involving many actors, as number of stakeholders in the Ukraine Theatre is many–from arms traders to bankers, from this country to that country.

However, the war alliance did not give up its unwritten fundamental position: expand the alliance, and find out excuses for self-existence by finding out new enemies. Now, the war masters’ enemy is China. It has also been said that the alliance has possibilities to expand. Are not there areas of expansion along the Western Balkans and the Black Sea? Alternatively, is it in Asia, the Indo-Pacific region?

The anti-war peace movement should spread its message among the people in countries.

13-07-2024
[Contributed by Farooque Chowdhury]

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