Guest Post by Antonius Aquinas
Deep State Operative John Bolton
In a talk which garnered little attention, one of the Deep State’s prime operatives, National Security Advisor John Bolton, cautioned of the enormous and escalating US debt. Speaking before the Alexander Hamilton Society, Bolton warned that current US debt levels and public obligations posed an “economic threat” to the nation’s security:
It is a fact that when your national debt gets to the level ours is, that it constitutes an economic threat to the society. And that kind of threat ultimately has a national security consequence for it.*
What was most surprising about Bolton’s talk was that there has been little reaction to it from the financial press, the markets themselves, or political commentators. While the equity markets have been in the midst of a sell off, it has not been due (as of yet) to US deficits, currently in excess of $1trillion annually. Instead, the slide has been the result of fears over increase in interest rates and the continued trade tensions with China.
While Bolton’s warning about the debt is self-serving, it is accurate in the sense that the US Empire which, in part, he directs is ultimately dependent on the strength of the economy. “National security” is not threatened by a debt crisis which would mean a compromised dollar, but such an event would limit what the US could do globally. Real national security is defense of the homeland and border control – non intervention abroad.
War mongers like Bolton are fearful that a debt crisis would necessitate a decline in US power overseas. America is fast approaching what took place with the British Empire after its insane involvement in the two World Wars and its own creation of a domestic welfare state which exhausted the nation and led to the displacement of the British pound as the “world’s reserve currency.”
The US-led wars in the Middle East have been estimated by a recent Brown University study to have cost in the neighborhood of $4 trillion.** Despite this squandering of national treasure and candidate Trump calling the Iraq War a “disaster,” as president, Trump increased “defense” spending for FY 2019 to $716 billion.***
Profligate US spending and debt creation has, no doubt, been noticed by those outside of the Empire. It is probably why Russian President Vladimir Putin has been so hesitant to take any serious action against the numerous provocations that the US has taken around the globe and against Russian interests directly. The wily Putin probably figures that an implosion of US financial markets would eventually limit America’s ability to foment mayhem and havoc internationally.
The Trump Administration’s latest bellicose act, engineered by – you guessed it – John Bolton, has been the withdrawal from the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty (INF). The treaty, signed in 1987, was a landmark achievement of the Reagan Administration which de-escalated tensions between the two super powers and kept a lid on a costly arms buildup that neither can afford.
The next financial downturn will certainly dwarf the 2008 crisis, the latter of which nearly brought down the entire financial system. The next one will be far worse and will last considerably longer since nothing has been resolved from the first crisis. The only thing that has occurred has been the creation of more debt, not only in the US, but by all Western nation states.
Under current ideological conditions, a change in US foreign policy to non-intervention is unlikely. Public opinion is decidedly pro-military after years of indoctrination and propaganda by the press, government, academia, and the media. It will take a fall in America’s economic power, specifically the loss of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, which will ultimately bring down the empire that has neocons like John Bolton concerned.
Unfortunately, until that time, the US will continue its rampaging ways. The day of reckoning, however, appears to be fast approaching and instead of a defeat on the field of battle, the US Empire will collapse under a mountain of debt. It would be more than fitting that such a scenario should play itself out which would thus begin the very necessary retribution process that may, at least in a small sense, compensate those who have suffered and died from America’s murderous foreign policy.
*Tyler Durden, “John Bolton Warns National Debt Is An ‘Economic Threat’ To The US Security.” Zero Hedge. 01 November 2018.
**Jason Ditz, “Study: US Wars Cost $4 Trillion, Killed 259,000.” Antiwar. 29 June 2019.
Military Benefits, “2019 Defense Budget Signed byTrump.” Military Benefits. September, 2018.
Obviously we need to invade some little countries that have lots of money. Probably Switzerland, Lichtenstein and Monaco.
Economic collapse, war, illegal immigrant invasions, earthquakes, volcano’s, magnetic pole reversal, new ice age cometh.
Just a few years ago I was looking forward to my 60’s, not so much anymore………….
Years ago a general from the Pentagon was holding a news conference and listed the greatest threat to the U.S., our debt. I figure this what will bring the country down. Many things ad to this of course. If Democrats get in power it will accelerate our downfall.
Were Bush/Cheney Democrats? The article said their war in the ME has cost the US $4T so far.
“RUSSIAN AGGRESSION!!!!!”
“THE RUSSIANS ARE TRYING TO RECONSTITUTE THE OLD SOVIET UNION!!!!”
Next time you hear that BULLSHIT, keep this map in mind;
——- Russian Military Bases Around The World ——
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Amazing, ain’t it?
It’s hard to argue with that.
Bolton is the bitch of Israel . So are most of the traitors in Washington DC. He gets paid alot of money to be so pro Israel . Other than that nothing will change until the central bankers decide to collapse the world economy.
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If you ignore the debt problem maybe it will go away. We dang sure can’t fix it any longer.
Zionist stooge worried his cozy kennel as a paid lapdog is drying up. Lick it up.
World Reserve Currency soon to be gone. Yankee Imperialism dead like Lincoln.
Lincoln Party fake Reagan not doing well.
Resident Jackass cannot sell the Rio Grande Bono.
You can’t get it up no more, old man.
Babylon is Falling Down. CIA N N N O.
“What, me worry?”
With the presidents tweets having the same significance as a “Q” post and the latest dire forecast of a soon to be imploding economy being thrust upon us, I say to hell with it all.
There is nothing that can be done with the economy so partake of the good times and celebrate the holidays as never before.
The respect the international crowd has given us recently is being squandered, as the world leaders are beginning to realize the joke of our own media belittling the president at every opportunity. The tough talking president of the United States is now the cabin boy of the democrats and the never Trumpers. The media now squeals with delight at the embarrassment the president is subjected to, as they make a laughingstock of our nation among the world leaders.
At this point the president must know it is either eat your enemy or be eaten by them and it looks right now they are preparing to serve filet O Trump for the holidays. The momentum of MAGA is waning fast and all tweets and no convictions aren’t helping.
I will continue to support our president, but am ashamed of the way the left leaning side of our country is relentlessly attacking him at the behest of a few of the elite, who are banking on the presidents shrinking support to keep them from a perp walk.
I don’t see anybody waiting in the wings to pick up the mantle and carry on to restore the nation, so party on and enjoy what may be the last of our happy holidays.
Everything else is just hot air.
The debt and military adventurism doomed the British, Romans,Byzantine sand Ottomans. We are following them down the drain but we are going faster than they did.