Ukusetshenziswa Kwezempi Kwase-US Akunakuphikiswa Ngoba Akunakuzivikela

NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War, Juni 6, i-2022

Spain, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Netherlands — Sekuphume izwi lokuthi wonke uhulumeni angathenga izikhali eziningi ngaphandle kwenkulumo-mpikiswano noma yonke inkulumo-mpikiswano ivalwe ngegama elilodwa: iRussia. Sesha iwebhu "ukuthenga izikhali" futhi uzothola indaba ngemva kwezindaba mayelana nezakhamuzi zase-US ezixazulula izinkinga zabo ngendlela uhulumeni azo enza ngayo. Kodwa sesha amagama ekhodi eyimfihlo "izindleko zokuzivikela" kanye nezihloko zezindaba zibukeka njengomphakathi obumbene womhlaba wonke ngamunye wenza okubalulekile kwawo ukucebisa abathengisi bokufa.

Izinkampani zezikhali azinankinga. Izitokwe zabo ziyakhula. Ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali zase-US kudlula lawo amazwe amahlanu alandelayo ahamba phambili ngokudayisa izikhali. Amazwe ayisikhombisa aphezulu enza ama-84% ezikhali ezithunyelwa ngaphandle. Indawo yesibili ekuhwebeni kwezikhali zamazwe ngamazwe, ephethwe yiRussia iminyaka eyisikhombisa eyedlule, yathathwa yiFrance ngo-2021. Okuwukuphela kokugqagqana phakathi kokusebenzelana kwezikhali ezibalulekile nalapho kunezimpi khona kuse-Ukraine naseRussia - amazwe amabili athintwe yimpi eyaziwa kabanzi njengengaphandle kwenkambiso futhi efanele ukusabalala kwabezindaba okubucayi kwezisulu. Eminyakeni eminingi awekho amazwe anezimpi angabadayisi bezikhali. Ezinye izizwe zithola izimpi, ezinye zithola izimpi.

Ezimweni eziningi, lapho amazwe enyusa ukusetshenziswa kwawo kwezempi, kuqondwa njengokugcwalisa ukuzibophezela kuhulumeni wase-US. UNdunankulu waseJapan, ngokwesibonelo, uye ethembisiwe UJoe Biden ukuthi iJapan izosebenzisa okuningi. Kwesinye isikhathi, ukuzibophezela kwayo ku-NATO okuxoxwa ngakho ngohulumeni abathenga izikhali. Emiqondweni yaseMelika, uMongameli uTrump wayemelene ne-NATO kanye noMongameli uBiden pro-NATO. Kepha bobabili baqhubekisele phambili isidingo esifanayo samalungu e-NATO: thenga izikhali eziningi. Futhi bobabili babe nempumelelo, nakuba kungekho okusondelayo ekuthuthukiseni i-NATO ngendlela iRussia eye ngayo.

Kodwa ukuthola amanye amazwe ngisho nokuphinda kabili imali yawo yezempi kuwukushintsha ephaketheni. Izimali ezinkulu zihlala zivela kuhulumeni wase-US uqobo, ochitha ngaphezu kwamazwe alandelayo we-10 ehlangene, i-8 yalawo 10 ingamakhasimende ezikhali zase-US acindezelwa yi-US ukuthi achithe ngaphezulu. Ngokusho kwemithombo yezindaba eminingi yase-US. . . akukho okwenzekayo. Amanye amazwe akhulisa lokho okubizwa ngokuthi “imali yokuvikela,” kodwa akukho okwenzekayo e-United States, nakuba bekukhona leso sipho “sosizo” esingamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-40 e-Ukraine muva nje.

Kodwa endaweni yezikhali-inkampani-yokukhangisa-indawo I-Politico, okunye ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kwezindleko zezempi zase-US kuyeza maduze, futhi umbuzo wokuthi kwandiswe noma kuncishiswe isabelomali sezempi usuvele unqunywe kusengaphambili: "Amademokhrasi azophoqeleka ukuthi asekele ipulani likaBiden noma - njengoba enza ngonyaka odlule - ladle. ngezigidigidi ezengeziwe ezisetshenziswa kwezempi.” Ipulani likaBiden elokunye futhi ukwanda okukhulu, okungenani ngezibalo zamadola. Isihloko esiyintandokazi "sezindaba" esikhiqizwe ngu amathangi anukayo axhaswe ngezikhali kanye nabasebenzi bangaphambili bePentagon futhi abezindaba zezempi ukwehla kwamandla emali.

Ngakho, ake sibheke Ukusetshenziswa kwezempi kwe-US ngokuhamba kweminyaka (idatha etholakalayo ibuyela emuva ku-1949), ilungiselwe ukwehla kwamandla emali futhi kusetshenziswa amadola angama-2020 unyaka ngamunye. Kuleyo migomo, iphuzu eliphezulu lafinyelelwa ngesikhathi u-Barack Obama eseNdlu Emhlophe. Kepha isabelomali seminyaka yamuva sidlula kude noma yiliphi elinye iphuzu esikhathini esedlule, okuhlanganisa iminyaka yeReagan, okuhlanganisa neminyaka yaseVietnam, kuhlanganise neminyaka yaseKorea. Ukubuyela ezingeni lokusebenzisa imali ye-Pre-Endless War on Terror kuzosho cishe ukuncishiswa kwamabhiliyoni angama-300 kunokunyuka okuvamile kwama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-30. Ukubuyela ezingeni lalolosuku lwegolide lokulunga okugodlayo, ngo-1950, kungasho ukuncipha cishe ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-600.

Izizathu zokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi zihlanganisa: i ingozi ephakeme kunangaphambili ye-apocalypse yenuzi, okukhulu ukulimala kwemvelo kwenziwa ngezikhali, ezesabekayo umonakalo womuntu kwenziwa ngezikhali, i ukudonsa kwezomnotho, isidingo esikhulu sokubambisana komhlaba wonke kanye nokuchitha imali kwezemvelo nempilo nenhlalakahle, kanye nezithembiso ze 2020 inkundla yeDemocratic Party.

Izizathu zokukhuphula ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi zihlanganisa: imikhankaso eminingi yokhetho ixhaswe ngabadayisi bezikhali.

Ngakho, kunjalo, akukho mpikiswano. Inkulumompikiswano engeke ibe khona kumele imenyezelwe ngaphambi kokuthi iqale. Imithombo yezindaba ivuma emhlabeni wonke. I-White House iyavuma. UKhongolose wonke uyavuma. Alikho nelilodwa ikhakhasi noma iLungu LeCongress elihlela ukuvota Cha ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi ngaphandle uma kuncishisiwe. Ngisho namaqembu okuthula ayavuma. Cishe emhlabeni wonke babiza ukusetshenziswa kwezempi ngokuthi “ukuzivikela,” naphezu kokuthi bengakhokhelwanga ngisho indibilishi ukwenza lokho, futhi bakhipha izitatimende ezihlanganyelwe eziphikisana nokwenyuka kodwa benqaba ngisho nokusho ukuthi kungenzeka kwehle. Phela lokho kubekwe ngaphandle kwemibono eyamukelekayo.