What do Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan have in common? The U.S. did not win these wars. The military-industrial complex grew financially however. The latest confrontation with Putin where he “blinked” due to the Russian currency rapidly depreciating, was not a victory of war. Instead, I would suggest that he will regroup and fulfill his agenda in a more subtle means. He will buy some time to shore up his economic weakness so the West will be unable to successfully wage economic war. The use of the global financial system to enforce your will on other countries will come to an end at some point. In the meantime, those victims of economic abuse will continue implementing their long-term plan of disconnecting from the U.S. Dollar.
We have bankers committing suicide, banks under price-fixing investigations, our allies questioning whether we lost all of their gold reserves, and a divided government with the lowest approval rating on record. The total liabilities far exceed our ability to ever pay them off. How much longer can the U.S. maintain control of global finances? The other countries’ leaders are not stupid. The only thing that has kept them from dealing with the financial imbalance of power has been their lack of unity. Slowly but surely they will come to the same conclusion: they must unify and become stronger than the current U.S. centric infrastructure. It is clear that China is moving in that direction. Their continued purchases of gold reserves as well as encouraging their population to own gold is a good indication that they will, at some point, challenge the current status quo. Putin will surely side with them. Other countries will follow.
Instant gratification is a primary reason for the U.S. pursuing the path of economic destruction. The previous generation was known for its discipline of saving, a sacrifice of the “now” for future benefit. The current generation is the opposite- satisfy yourself now, who cares about tomorrow! This is what the Scripture calls “lust”. “I want it now!” Americans are mortgaging their future in order to live for today. This will only last as long as the rest of the globe tolerates it. When the rest finally decide they have had enough, America will lose the war. Only then will the question be asked: “What were we thinking?”
Putin’s response to the West:
Russia cancels Ukraine’s gas discount and demands $1.5bn
The war is not over.