The US is likely to escalate the conflict with Iran as it lacks the capacity to relate with countries in respectful and mutually beneficial ways.

On Pretense as Negotiations

Divergent Priorities Between Washington and the Rest of the World

Over the last decades, Washington has invested trillions in military programs for global domination, such as Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) (designed to enable the US to conduct a conventional strike on any target globally in an hour), in addition to its Carrier Battle Groups, Air Expeditionary Groups, and over 800 military bases spread across the world. No other country has found use for such militaristic capabilities. In addition to the above programs, Washington has waged the so-called Global War on Terror (GWOT), which has paradoxically increased the terror threat since the 2000s. Meanwhile, China has lifted 800 million people out of poverty, Russia rebuilt its economy and military to global prominence, and Iran has built a self-sufficient arms industry over the last few decades. Iran’s arsenal today is not only capable of curtailing Western puppets such as Saddam’s Iraq or Israel but also capable of dissuading a US attack. Also, Africa made strides in socio-economic development and poverty reduction, with some countries achieving development levels that stunned previously propagandized American audiences.

The limit of American global militarization is notable in how it has needed weeks to gather assets from across the world to threaten Iran. It was unable to strike any target in Iran within an hour, while its other resources in the region needed to be beefed up for weeks. Since these........

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