Ngu-Andrew Bacevich, Okthoba 4, 2020
Kusukela Boston Globe
A ukuvuselelwa okuphawulekayo kwezepolitiki zaseMelika kuvela njengesiginesha ehlekisayo yenkathi kaTrump.
I-ajenda entsha yokuguqulwa okuqhubekayo iyavela. Ukuhlukunyezwa kwesikhundla sikamongameli kaTrump kudala ukuvuselelwa kabusha koMthethosisekelo kanye nomthetho. Ukucekelwa phansi okwenziwe yi-coronavirus kugqamisa isidingo sokwenza ngcono amandla kahulumeni ukuze aphendule ezinsongweni ezingalindelekile nezingalindelekile. Njengoba imililo yasendle kanye neziphepho zikhula ngokufutheka nokuvama, usongo olubangelwa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu luya phambili kwezepolitiki zaseMelika. Izimfanelo zomphakathi ezifana nokuqina kanye nokwaneliseka manje sezithola ukunakwa okukhulu. Inkinga yezomnotho yenze ukuthi kube nzima ukungazinaki izingqinamba zezinqubomgomo ze-neoliberal ezisiza abacebile ngenkathi zigxeka abanye ezimpilweni zokungavikeleki kanye nokuswela. Futhi, okungenani, inhlangano yeBlack Lives Matter iphakamisa ukuthi ukubalwa ngokubambisana nefa lobandlululo lwaseMelika ekugcineni kungasondela.
Kodwa-ke kuze kube manje okungenani, lokhu okuvusayo okumbumbulu kubheka okuthile okubaluleke kakhulu kumathemba jikelele wenguquko. Lokho okuthile kuyindima yeMelika emhlabeni, nayo edinga kabi ukuhlolwa kabusha nokuvuselelwa.
Kusukela kwaphela iMpi Yomshoshaphansi, ukucabanga okukhona kobuholi bomhlaba jikelele baseMelika kugcizelele ukuqongelela okungapheli kwamandla ahlomile kanye nokusetshenziswa kwawo okuxekethile. Izimfanelo ezihlukanisayo zenqubomgomo yezokuphepha kazwelonke yase-US yanamuhla ngosayizi wesabelomali sePentagon, inethiwekhi ekhulayo yezisekelo zase-US phesheya, kanye nokuthanda kukaWashington ukungenelela kuhlonyiwe. Asikho isizwe emhlabeni esisondela eduze ne-United States kunoma iyiphi yalezi zigaba ezintathu.
Impendulo esebenzayo yombuzo wakudala othi "Kungakanani ngokwanele?" ngu “Ngeke usho okwamanje - kufanele uthole okuningi.”
Impendulo yokusebenza kombuzo obaluleke kakhulu "Singasho nini ukuthi sinqobile?" is "Ngeke usho okwamanje - kufanele ngiqhubeke ngizama."
Uma uhlanganisa izindleko eziphelele, isabelomali samanje sokuphepha sikazwelonke sidlula u- $ 1 trillion minyaka yonke. Akukho neyodwa kulezi zimpi kanye nokungenelela okuhlomile okwenziwe emashumini amabili edlule, ne-Afghanistan ne-Iraq okugqame kakhulu, okuveze imiphumela egculisayo. Isilinganiso semali esetshenzisiwe kulezo zingxabano (kuze kube manje) sisenyakatho ye $ 6 trillion. Lokho akubandakanyi izinkulungwane zamasosha ase-US abulewe futhi amashumi ezinkulungwane alimala noma athwala izibazi zempi, ezingokomzimba, nezingokomzwelo. Izwe laseMelika likhokhe izindleko ezimangazayo ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu zakamuva zamasosha.
Ngiyahambisa ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngalesi sithombe. Futhi nokho, ngaphandle kokuhlonishwa okumbalwa, iWashington ibonakala ingaboni igebe lokuzamula phakathi komzamo nemiphumela.
Alikho iqembu lezepolitiki elikhombise ukuzimisela okukhulu ukubhekana nemiphumela ebangelwe yimpi yenqubomgomo yase-US, ikakhulukazi eMpumalanga Ephakathi…
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