Now we hear that the United States intends to increase its military presence in the Persian Gulf after the American military, for the most part, leaves Iraq by the end of this year. How utterly surprising.
The new arrangement is being called a "bilateral milatary relationship" with the gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the Arab Emirates, and four other nations. What this means is that the American imperial forces of occupation are simply being moved from land to sea, and from one defeated country to other American dominated countries. The term "bilateral" means that the United States imposes its will on the region, and the region is incapable of offering opposition to the American empire.
The term "new security architecture" is in vogue, which means a slight adjustment to the forces of empire.
Thus, Obama fulfills his campaign promise of ending the war in Iraq, but since he never mentioned anything about ending American addiction to oil, or American determination to control world politics, he can present himself as the president who made good on his campaign promises.
Anyone who thought that Obama would be any different from Bush, or Clinton, or any other corporate spokesperson, think again.
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