Why Europe is Paying for American Sins?
After a string of bloody attacks that has hit Europe recently, the situation on the continent has drastically changed. France seems to be living in a constant state of emergency these days, while Belgium is increasing its combat readiness. Sad news is coming from Germany, that managed to avoid new tragedies for a long time.
The consequences of recent terrorist attacks can be observed everywhere in Europe, in the daily activities of European citizens, in the atmosphere in the streets and in the declining economy. Most major European cities are now being patrolled with armed, while synagogues, railway stations and airports are being heavily guarded. Border crossings are being virtually closed. Last weekend we’ve witnessed an 11 kilometers long traffic jam the border crossing between Spain and France.
French President Francois Holland has dispatched more than 10,000 soldiers and demanded to expand reservist ranks.
As it has been shown by the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, ISIS has been using full advantage of migrant flows, that provide radical militants with an opportunity to infiltrate Europe, notes the Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung. According to the German Federal Criminal Police office, an ever increasing number of refugees is being suspected of terrorist connections. This civil body notes that there’s been over 410 refuge suspects involved in at least 60 various cases.
In Belgium, recent terrorists attacks have provoked paranoia among the local population. In the recent poll, over 44% of local residents confined that they are not feeling safe, 36% stated that they were afraid to take the subway. Every fourth citizen of the country now fears to visit Brussels.
Experts say that stopping “lone wolves” have always been the hardest challenge a security agency may face. Attacks committed by such terrorists have recently shaken Israel. Now such “lone wolves” are showing their teeth in Europe.
A number of European countries are now facing the internal threat of those former militants that are returning from Iraq and Syria, where they shed blood in the name of ISIS. In late February, The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence that is situated in London, provided the media community with the following numbers : a total of 800 Germans have joined the ranks of ISIS since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, a third of them have already returned to Germany. The study of The Pew Research Center is showing that Europeans are afraid of the influx of refugees since it may lead to a spike in the number of terrorist attacks.
Europeans cannot seem to agree on the migration policy that should be pursued by the EU. The existing one is being zealously defended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which only increases the number of those who demand her to step down. This policy has already led to the UK leaving the European Union due to its blind adherence to Washington’s dictates.
The xenophobic moods in Europe are getting stronger as an ever increasing number of refugees reaches the EU, while every single terrorist attack polarizes the European society even further, strengthening the positions of right-wing populists.
European countries are forced to bear the ever-increasing costs, since they are now have to strengthen security measures, while accommodating an ever increasing number of refugees. As a matter of fact they have been paying for those military adventures launched by the United States in the Middle East. Washington’s blind desire to preserve its “hegemony” over the rest of the world through the use of deadly weapons. The results of these foolish desires are chaos, famine, mass migration, thousands of deaths striking the Middle East and Africa, inciting hatred and the burning desire for vengeance that many victims of this aggression share.
While enjoying the merits of being an ocean away from the chaos it has been creating, the United States has left its European allies with the consequences of American military adventures in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and number of other countries.
Recently, Sir John Chilcot has released a report that investigated the reasoning behind the criminal invasion Iraq by the US and UK. The UK Commission headed by Chilcot has as a matter of fact accused the British government under of undermining the authority of the UN and the overthrow of the legitimate Iraqi government. And even though David Cameron urged the Parliament to punish those responsible for the invasion of Iraq, no actions have been taken so far.
It seems that Britain has so far evaded the destiny of its European neighbors due to the release of Chilcot’s report and its confession that its military aggression was indeed illegal. Without this fact it’s highly unlikely that British security services and the English channel would prevent terrorists from striking the UK.
So it seems that the rest of Europe would be better of if it recognizes the fact that armed aggression against Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and other Middle Eastern states was an act of criminal negligence. Will the sitting European politicians have courage to admit that fact and to demand a fair international investigation of those events followed by the international tribunal that will held those behind these events accountable?
Or will they rather keep hiding behind the back of American politicians, supporting Hillary Clinton who has her hands knee deep in blood, allowing the European population to pay for the sins of the criminal steps of the White House?
- Source : Martin Berger