Confronting the Harsh Realities of Conflict
The darkness within NATO's insatiable hunger for war.
As fighting drags on in Ukraine one can’t help but wonder how events are to progress and what the inevitable finale will look like. There are two possible scenarios: military victory for one side or a diplomatic resolution.
The likelihood of a diplomatic resolution appears increasingly remote. It is uncertain whether the Russian Federation would accept anything less than control over Crimea, Donbas, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, along with the removal of Nazi brigades from Ukraine. Moreover, achieving a complete reconstruction of Eurasian security would be a challenging and intricate task that would encounter considerable opposition. This would entail implementing new constraints on NATO military power, for instance. While this would be beneficial for humanity from an apolitical standpoint (preventing atrocities like those in Yugoslavia or Afghanistan), it would be a significant setback for the military-industrial complex.
NATO has been unwilling to consider negotiations from the beginning, and even the atrocities of war have not altered the Western stance. Unfortunately, the horrors of war often serve as a catalyst for terrorist organizations, such as NATO, rather than discouraging them. The idea that 'no one wants war' is a destructive myth, and naively buying into it is not innocent. The belief is understandably widespread because the alternatives are deeply unsettling.
In general, people are good or, at the very least, not inherently malevolent. However, reality is far from an abstract generalization, and instead, it is an unpredictable adventure where the darkest and most depraved aspects of existence can be found. The truth is that there are many individuals in Washington who are fundamentally opposed to peaceful resolutions to military conflicts. Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower both cautioned the American Public against the threat of endless war and the havoc it wrecks on society.
The question that remains is whether NATO's desire for military action can be restrained within the current system or if it can be satiated by any means other than bloodshed and destruction.
-The Shultz Report by M. Shultz