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BIDEN’S WARMONGERING COMMENTS CONCERNING

IAWM PRESS RELEASE 07 MARCH 2022
BIDEN’S WARMONGERING COMMENTS CONCERNING
LETTER SENT TO ALL THREE IRISH BROADSHEETS AFTER US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
VERSION PUBLISHED IN IRISH EXAMINER ON 07 MARCH 2022 – https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-40822230.html
– KEY SENTENCE OMITTED SO FULL LETTER BELOW
Editor,
the concluding warmongering bits of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this week must be challenged. He said that Putin’s war has been “totally unprovoked”. This is not true. While Putin’s brutal invasion is certainly unjustified it can be argued to be the result of 30 years of failed diplomacy and goading by NATO. He also said that Putin “rejected repeated efforts at diplomacy”. This is unclear, if not totally untrue. The problem rests as much in western Governments’ inability to recognise Russia’s genuine security interests as it does with Putin’s irredentist ambitions. It is clear that some western leaders want a war with Putin.
Joe Biden also said that the US Administration “countered Russia’s lies with the truth”. There is no question that Putin is prone to lying – almost all leaders are, particularly totalitarian ones – but the US Government can hardly claim to be a paragon of virtue on the truth front. They have told continuous lies that have condemned multitudes to their deaths as witnessed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and currently in Yemen.
His last utterance was the most worrying. After the usual “God bless our troops, thank you” he said somewhat triumphantly “Go get him!” This is not in the official transcript of his speech and so could be taken as a Trumpian type slip, which is all the more worrying. Assuming the ‘him’ in question is Putin, the question arises as to who exactly is doing the going and the getting.
Of course, we know well that this is the courageous Ukrainian people who are putting up a remarkable defence against Putin’s brutal assault of their country. So, the US, and other western countries, will supply lots of military hardware thus escalating this proxy war between two powerful military blocks into a bloodbath while making no attempt whatsoever at diplomatic means to stop it. They also show scant regard and support for the diplomatic efforts of President Zelensky.
Taking inspiration from the brave Russian anti-war protesters we must counter this western warmongering with calls instead for a ceasefire, diplomacy and meaningful peace talks. It is the only way to avoid mass slaughter and a descent into barbarism. The Ukrainian people deserve peace and security, not this proxy war.
Yours etc,
JIM ROCHE,
PRO Irish Anti-War Movement,
PO Box 9260,
Dublin 1.

IAWM PRESS RELEASE 07 MARCH 2022
BIDEN’S WARMONGERING COMMENTS CONCERNING
LETTER SENT TO ALL THREE IRISH BROADSHEETS AFTER US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
VERSION PUBLISHED IN IRISH EXAMINER ON 07 MARCH 2022 – https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-40822230.html
– KEY SENTENCE OMITTED SO FULL LETTER BELOW
Editor,
the concluding warmongering bits of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this week must be challenged. He said that Putin’s war has been “totally unprovoked”. This is not true. While Putin’s brutal invasion is certainly unjustified it can be argued to be the result of 30 years of failed diplomacy and goading by NATO. He also said that Putin “rejected repeated efforts at diplomacy”. This is unclear, if not totally untrue. The problem rests as much in western Governments’ inability to recognise Russia’s genuine security interests as it does with Putin’s irredentist ambitions. It is clear that some western leaders want a war with Putin.
Joe Biden also said that the US Administration “countered Russia’s lies with the truth”. There is no question that Putin is prone to lying – almost all leaders are, particularly totalitarian ones – but the US Government can hardly claim to be a paragon of virtue on the truth front. They have told continuous lies that have condemned multitudes to their deaths as witnessed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and currently in Yemen.
His last utterance was the most worrying. After the usual “God bless our troops, thank you” he said somewhat triumphantly “Go get him!” This is not in the official transcript of his speech and so could be taken as a Trumpian type slip, which is all the more worrying. Assuming the ‘him’ in question is Putin, the question arises as to who exactly is doing the going and the getting.
Of course, we know well that this is the courageous Ukrainian people who are putting up a remarkable defence against Putin’s brutal assault of their country. So, the US, and other western countries, will supply lots of military hardware thus escalating this proxy war between two powerful military blocks into a bloodbath while making no attempt whatsoever at diplomatic means to stop it. They also show scant regard and support for the diplomatic efforts of President Zelensky.
Taking inspiration from the brave Russian anti-war protesters we must counter this western warmongering with calls instead for a ceasefire, diplomacy and meaningful peace talks. It is the only way to avoid mass slaughter and a descent into barbarism. The Ukrainian people deserve peace and security, not this proxy war.
Yours etc,
JIM ROCHE,
PRO Irish Anti-War Movement,
PO Box 9260,
Dublin 1.

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