Isethembiso sikaBiden Esephukile Sokugwema Impi neRussia Kungase Kusibulale Sonke

Ukuhlasela kwe-Kerch Strait Bridge exhumanisa iCrimea neRussia. Isikweletu: Getty Images

NguMedea Benjamin noNicolas JS Davies, World BEYOND War, Okthoba 12, 2022

NgoMashi 11, 2022, uMongameli Biden kuqinisekisiwe umphakathi waseMelika kanye nomhlaba ukuthi i-United States nabalingani bayo be-NATO bebengalwi neRussia. "Ngeke silwe impi neRussia e-Ukraine," kusho uBiden. "Ukungqubuzana okuqondile phakathi kwe-NATO neRussia yiMpi Yezwe III, into okufanele silwele ukuyivimbela."
Kuyavunywa kabanzi ukuthi izikhulu zase-US kanye ne-NATO manje abathintekayo ngokugcwele ekuhleleni impi esebenzayo yase-Ukraine, esizwa uhla olubanzi lwase-US ukuqoqwa kwezobunhloli kanye nokuhlaziywa ukuze kusetshenziswe ubungozi bezempi baseRussia, kuyilapho amabutho ase-Ukraine ehlome ngezikhali zase-US kanye ne-NATO futhi aqeqeshelwe ukufika ezingeni lamanye amazwe e-NATO.

Ngo-Okthoba 5, u-Nikolay Patrushev, inhloko yoMkhandlu Wezokuphepha WaseRussia, kuqashelwa ukuthi iRussia manje ilwa neNATO e-Ukraine. Khonamanjalo, uMongameli uPutin ukhumbuze umhlaba wonke ukuthi iRussia inezikhali zenuzi futhi izimisele ukuzisebenzisa “lapho ubukhona bombuso busengozini,” njengoba kwamenyezelwa imfundiso yezikhali zenuzi esemthethweni yaseRussia ngoJuni 2020.

Kubukeka sengathi, ngaphansi kwaleyo mfundiso, abaholi baseRussia bangahumusha ukulahlekelwa yimpi e-United States kanye ne-NATO emingceleni yabo njengokuhlangana nomngcele wokusetshenziswa kwezikhali zenuzi.

UMongameli Biden kuvunyelwe ngo-Okthoba 6 ukuthi uPutin "akadlali" nokuthi kungaba nzima ngeRussia ukusebenzisa isikhali senuzi "esihlakaniphile" "futhi ingagcini nge-Armagedoni." UBiden uhlole ubungozi bezinga eligcwele impi yenuzi liphakeme kunanoma yisiphi isikhathi kusukela ngenhlekelele ye-missile yaseCuba ngo-1962.

Yize kunjalo naphezu kokuzwakalisa ukuthi kungenzeka kube khona usongo ekusindeni kwethu, uBiden ubengakhiphi isexwayiso esidlangalaleni kubantu baseMelika kanye nomhlaba, noma amemezele noma yiluphi ushintsho kunqubomgomo yase-US. Ngokuxakile, umongameli ubexoxa ngethemba lempi yenuzi nabaxhasi bezezimali beqembu lakhe lezepolitiki ngesikhathi kuqoqwa imali yokhetho emzini kamogul wezindaba uJames Murdoch, nezintatheli zezindaba zezinkampani ezimangele zilalele.

Ku-an Umbiko we-NPR mayelana nengozi yempi yenuzi e-Ukraine, uMatthew Bunn, uchwepheshe wezikhali zenuzi eNyuvesi yaseHarvard, walinganisela ithuba lokuthi iRussia isebenzise isikhali senuzi kumaphesenti angu-10 kuya kwangu-20.

Sihambe kanjani ekunqumeni ukubandakanyeka okuqondile kwe-US kanye ne-NATO empini ukuya ekuzibandakanyeni kwe-US kuzo zonke izici zempi ngaphandle kokuphuma kwegazi nokufa, ngokulinganiselwa kwe-10 kumaphesenti angu-20 amathuba empi yenuzi? U-Bunn wenze leso silinganiso ngaphambi nje kokucekelwa phansi kwe-Kerch Strait Bridge eya eCrimea. Yimaphi amathuba azowaveza ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kusukela manje uma izinhlangothi zombili ziqhubeka nokuqhathanisa ukukhuphuka kolunye ngokukhula okuqhubekayo?

Ingqinamba engeke ixazululeke ebhekene nabaholi baseNtshonalanga ukuthi lesi akusona isimo esingawi. Bangayinqoba kanjani iRussia ngezempi, kuyilapho inama-6,000 izimpi zenuzi futhi imfundiso yayo yezempi ikubeka ngokusobala ukuthi izozisebenzisa ngaphambi kokuba yamukele ukunqotshwa okukhona kwezempi?

Futhi nokho yilokho indima yaseNtshonalanga ekhulayo e-Ukraine manje esihlose ukuyifeza. Lokhu kushiya inqubomgomo ye-US ne-NATO, ngakho-ke ubukhona bethu, bulenga ngomucu omncane: ithemba lokuthi u-Putin uyabheda, naphezu kwezixwayiso ezicacile zokuthi akayena. Umqondisi weCIA UWilliam Burns, Umqondisi Wezobunhloli Kazwelonke U-Avril Haines kanye nomqondisi we-DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency), uLieutenant General Scott Berrier, bonke baxwayise ngokuthi akufanele siyithathe kalula le ngozi.

Ingozi yokwenyuka okungapheli e-Armagedoni yilokho izinhlangothi zombili ezabhekana nazo phakathi nayo yonke iMpi Yomshoshaphansi, yingakho, ngemva kokuvuka kwenhlekelele yezikhali ezicitshwayo zaseCuba ngo-1962, ukukhwabanisa okuyingozi kwavumela uhlaka lwezivumelwano zokulawula izikhali zenuzi kanye nezindlela zokuvikela. ukuvimbela izimpi zama-proxy kanye nemifelandawonye yezempi eqhubekela phambili ibe impi yenuzi eqeda umhlaba. Ngisho noma lezo zivikelo sezikhona, bekusenezingcingo eziningi ezisondelene - kodwa ngaphandle kwazo, mhlawumbe besingeke sibe lapha ukuze sibhale ngakho.

Namuhla, isimo senziwa sibe yingozi nakakhulu ukuqedwa kwalezo zivumelwano nezivikelo zezikhali zenuzi. Kubuye kubhebhethekiswe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiluphi uhlangothi oluhlosile noma cha, yi- ishumi nambili kuya kokunye ukungalingani phakathi kwezindleko zezempi zase-US nezaseRussia, okushiya iRussia inezinketho ezilinganiselwe zezempi ezivamile kanye nokuthembela okukhulu kwezikhali zenuzi.

Kodwa bekulokhu kukhona ezinye izindlela zokubhebhetheka okungapheli kwale mpi yizinhlangothi zombili okusifikise kulokhu. Ngo-April, Izikhulu zaseNtshonalanga bathatha isinyathelo esibi lapho benxenxa uMongameli Zelenskyy ukuthi aziyeke izingxoxo zaseTurkey nezakwa-Israel neRussia ezaziveze umbono othembisayo. Uhlaka lwamaphuzu ayi-15 ukuze kumiswe ukulwa, ukuhoxa kweRussia kanye nekusasa elingathathi hlangothi le-Ukraine.

Leso sivumelwano besizodinga ukuthi amazwe aseNtshonalanga anikeze iziqinisekiso zokuphepha e-Ukraine, kodwa enqaba ukuba yingxenye yaso futhi esikhundleni salokho athembisa ukwesekwa kwamasosha e-Ukraine ngempi ende yokuzama ukunqoba iRussia ngokuphelele futhi abuyise yonke indawo elahlekile i-Ukraine kusukela ngo-2014.

UNobhala Wezokuvikela wase-US u-Austin umemezele ukuthi inhloso yaseNtshonalanga empini manje sekuyiyo "buthaka" iRussia kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokuthi lalingeke lisaba namandla ezempi okuphinde lihlasele i-Ukraine. Kodwa uma i-United States namadlelandawonye ayo bengase basondele ekufinyeleleni lowo mgomo, iRussia ngokuqinisekile ibiyokubona ukunqotshwa ngokuphelele kwezempi njengokuthi “umbuso usengozini,” okubangela ukusetshenziswa kwezikhali zenuzi ngaphansi kwemfundiso yayo yenuzi eshiwo obala. .

Ngomhla zingama-23 kuNhlaba, ngalo kanye usuku iCongress eyaphasa ngalo usizo lwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-40 e-Ukraine, okuhlanganisa namaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-24 emalini entsha yezempi, ukungqubuzana kanye nezingozi zenqubomgomo entsha ye-US-NATO yempi e-Ukraine ekugcineni kubangele impendulo ebucayi evela ku-New York Times. Ibhodi lokuhlela. A Isikhathi sokuhlela, enesihloko esithi “Impi Yase-Ukraine Iya Kuba nzima, futhi iMelika Ayilungile,” ibuze imibuzo ebucayi nephenyisisayo mayelana nenqubomgomo entsha yase-US:

“Ingabe i-United States, ngokwesibonelo, izama ukusiza ukuqeda le ngxabano, ngesivumelwano esingavumela i-Ukraine ebusayo kanye nohlobo oluthile lobudlelwano phakathi kwe-United States neRussia? Noma ingabe i-United States manje izama ukwenza buthaka iRussia unomphela? Ngabe inhloso yabaphathi isishintshile ekudicileleni phansi uPutin noma ukuthi asuswe? Ngabe i-United States ihlose ukwenza uPutin aziphendulele njengesigebengu sempi? Noma ingabe inhloso ukuzama ukugwema impi ebanzi…? Ngaphandle kokucaciswa ngale mibuzo, i-White House ... ibeka engcupheni ukuthula nokuphepha kwesikhathi eside ezwenikazi laseYurophu. "

Abahleli be-NYT baqhubekile nokuzwakalisa lokho abaningi abakucabangile kodwa bambalwa abaye balokotha bakusho endaweni yezombangazwe yezindaba, ukuthi inhloso yokubuyisela yonke indawo yase-Ukraine elahlekile kusukela ngo-2014 ayilona iqiniso, nokuthi impi yokwenza lokho " bangela umonakalo omkhulu e-Ukraine.” Bacele uBiden ukuthi akhulume ngokwethembeka noZelenskyy ngokuthi "ingakanani imbubhiso i-Ukraine engayigcina" kanye "nomkhawulo wokuthi i-United States ne-NATO izobhekana neRussia kude kangakanani."

Ngemuva kwesonto, uBiden uphendule ku I-Times ku-Op-Ed enesihloko esithi "Lokho IMelika Ezokwenza Futhi Engeke Ikwenze E-Ukraine." Ucaphune uZelenskyy ethi impi "izophela nakanjani ngokuxoxisana," futhi wabhala ukuthi i-United States yayithumela izikhali nezinhlamvu ukuze i-Ukraine "ikwazi ukulwa enkundleni yempi futhi ibe sesimweni esiqine kakhulu etafuleni lezingxoxo."

UBiden wabhala, "Asifuni impi phakathi kwe-NATO neRussia….i-United States ngeke izame ukuxosha [uPutin] eMoscow." Kodwa waqhubeka nokuthembisa ukusekelwa kwe-US okungenamkhawulo kwe-Ukraine, futhi akazange aphendule imibuzo enzima kakhulu i-Times eyabuza mayelana nokuphela komdlalo wase-US e-Ukraine, imingcele yokubandakanyeka kwe-US empini noma ukuthi i-Ukraine ingagcina incithakalo engakanani.

Njengoba impi ishuba futhi ingozi yempi yenuzi yanda, le mibuzo ayiphenduliwe. Izicelo zokunqanyulwa kwempi ngokushesha zananela eMhlangano Omkhulu we-UN eNew York ngoSepthemba, lapho Amazwe we-66, emele iningi labantu emhlabeni, yacela ngokuphuthumayo zonke izinhlangothi ukuba ziqale kabusha izingxoxo zokuthula.

Ingozi enkulu esibhekene nayo ukuthi izingcingo zabo ngeke zishaywe indiva, nokuthi izikhulu zamasosha ase-US ezikhokhelwa kakhulu zizoqhubeka nokuthola izindlela zokukhuphula ingcindezi eRussia, nokuyibiza ngephutha layo futhi indiva “imigqa ebomvu” njengoba benzile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. 1991, baze bawela “umugqa obomvu” obaluleke kakhulu kunabo bonke.

Uma izingcingo zomhlaba zokuthula zizwakala kungakephuzi kakhulu futhi sisinde kule nkinga, i-United States neRussia kumele zivuselele ukuzibophezela kwazo ekulawuleni izikhali nokuncishiswa kwezikhali zenuzi, futhi zixoxisane ngokuthi zona nezinye izifundazwe ezihlome ngezikhali zenuzi. izobhubhisa izikhali zabo zokucekela phansi okukhulu futhi bavume Isivumelwano wokuVinjelwa Kwezikhali Zenuzi, ukuze ekugcineni sikwazi ukususa le ngozi engacabangeki nengamukeleki elenga phezu kwamakhanda ethu.

UMedea Benjamin noNicolas JS Davies bangababhali be Impi e-Ukraine: Ukwenza Umuzwa Wengxabano Engenangqondo, etholakala ku-OR Books ngoNovemba 2022.

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UNicolas JS Davies yintatheli ezimele, umcwaningi we-CODEPINK kanye nomlobi we Igazi ezandleni Zethu: I-American Invasion kanye nokubhujiswa kwe-Iraq.