Yes, it sounds very much like Rodney King, but it is a question the War Party never wants to answer as they do not want to play by the market’s rules as Jacob Hornberger has illustrated with regard to the U.S. government’s foreign policy of empire, militarism, and intervention.
Recently, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov tried to be reasonable and praised Washington’s flexibility in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear program, but lamented that the U.S. was still “unwilling to normalize bilateral relations with Tehran,” which he said was slowing down efforts to convince Iran to suspend uranium enrichment.
“The same is needed in Iran’s issue ... Why not live and let others live?“ he said.
Lavrov also said Russia was willing to take part in helping bring peace and stability to Iraq, describing the U.S.-led military campaign there as a “project launched unilaterally.”
But Russian involvement would require Washington to “radically change its policy in Iraq” by involving all major powers in the region and in the world, including neighbouring Iran, he said.
It is a question we should keep asking ourselves and something that George Washington wanted us to keep in mind when he suggested we “observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all...The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible...Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.“
