Scahill: Obama's speech a "naked declaration of imperialism"

In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama openly embraced an aggressive military doctrine backed by previous administrations on using armed force beyond the internation"al norm of self-defense. Obama told the world that the United States is prepared to use its military to defend what he called "our core interests" in the Middle East: U.S. access to oil.

"[Obama] basically came out and said the U.S. is an imperialist nation and we're going to do whatever we need to do to conquer areas [and] take resources from people around the world," says independent journalist Jeremy Scahill.

"It's a really naked declaration of imperialism ... When we look back at Obama's legacy, this is going to have been a very significant period in U.S. history where the ideals of very radical right-wing forces were solidified. President Obama has been a forceful, fierce defender of empire." -- DN
Yogisays...

Surprisingly it's not ok to threaten another country with force, as per the UN Charter. The US is a rogue state though, and we will do whatever we want, rules are for other states.

So yes we have a preference, but that doesn't mean we get to force another country to bend to our choice of rulers. Especially since it literally tortures an entire country whenever we do it.

Darkhandsaid:

I'm confused don't we have trade arrangements with people for oil?

Would we not want to keep the people we have trade arrangements within power?

Darkhandsays...

I understand why it's not okay to threaten another country with force. But if we have an ally and they are in trouble and they request our aid we cannot help them without UN approval? I'm a bit fuzzy on the rules with the UN.

Yogisaid:

Surprisingly it's not ok to threaten another country with force, as per the UN Charter. The US is a rogue state though, and we will do whatever we want, rules are for other states.

So yes we have a preference, but that doesn't mean we get to force another country to bend to our choice of rulers. Especially since it literally tortures an entire country whenever we do it.

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