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Showing Original Post only (View all)Brzezinski: ‘Global Political Awakening’ Making Syrian War Difficult [View all]
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During a short interview with Germanys DW News last Monday, former US National Security Adviser and Trilateral Commission co-founder Zbigniew Brzezinski commented on the growing inefficiency of war due to the increased political knowledge of the public.
Storyleak.com
by Mikael Thalen
August 29th, 2013

Given the contemporary reality of what I have called in my writings Global Political Awakening, a policy of force based primarily on Western and in some cases former colonial powers does not seem to me a very promising avenue to an eventual solution to the regional problem, said Brzezinski, referring to the situation in Syria.
Despite Brzezinskis noted long-term relationship with Obama which included a top foreign policy adviser position, Brzezinski denied any specific knowledge of his plans regarding Syria, saying that if the administration has a strategy, its a very well-kept secret.
Obamas Middle Eastern strategy has been a mere continuation of the policies seen under Bush, exemplified by former four star general and NATO commander Wesley Clarks admission of the Bush-era Pentagon plan to overthrow several countries including Libya and Syria.
Although Brzezinski at times attempts to appear opposed to military interventionism, President Obamas actions in Syria, which include the support of admitted Al Qaeda fighters, closely mirrors several of Brzezinskis previous policies, most notably the opposition to the Soviet Union in 1979, where decisions made by Brzezinski led to the creation of Al Qaeda through the CIA funding of the Afghan Mujaheddin.
Brzezinskis call of warning to the global political awakening has only intensified in recent years. Last year during a speech in Poland, Brzezinski noted that it has become increasingly difficult to suppress and control the persistent and highly motivated populist resistance of politically awakened and historically resentful peoples. Brzezinski also blamed the accessibility of radio, television and the Internet for the universal awakening of mass political consciousness.
Read more: http://www.storyleak.com/brzezinski-global-political-awakening-making-syrian-war-difficult/
Storyleak.com
by Mikael Thalen
August 29th, 2013

Given the contemporary reality of what I have called in my writings Global Political Awakening, a policy of force based primarily on Western and in some cases former colonial powers does not seem to me a very promising avenue to an eventual solution to the regional problem, said Brzezinski, referring to the situation in Syria.
Despite Brzezinskis noted long-term relationship with Obama which included a top foreign policy adviser position, Brzezinski denied any specific knowledge of his plans regarding Syria, saying that if the administration has a strategy, its a very well-kept secret.
Obamas Middle Eastern strategy has been a mere continuation of the policies seen under Bush, exemplified by former four star general and NATO commander Wesley Clarks admission of the Bush-era Pentagon plan to overthrow several countries including Libya and Syria.
Although Brzezinski at times attempts to appear opposed to military interventionism, President Obamas actions in Syria, which include the support of admitted Al Qaeda fighters, closely mirrors several of Brzezinskis previous policies, most notably the opposition to the Soviet Union in 1979, where decisions made by Brzezinski led to the creation of Al Qaeda through the CIA funding of the Afghan Mujaheddin.
Brzezinskis call of warning to the global political awakening has only intensified in recent years. Last year during a speech in Poland, Brzezinski noted that it has become increasingly difficult to suppress and control the persistent and highly motivated populist resistance of politically awakened and historically resentful peoples. Brzezinski also blamed the accessibility of radio, television and the Internet for the universal awakening of mass political consciousness.
Read more: http://www.storyleak.com/brzezinski-global-political-awakening-making-syrian-war-difficult/
- Poor guy. Not the New World Order you planned for, eh Zbig? Gee that must really suck. You go to all the trouble to plan a World Domination party, and everybody's too busy twerking or planning a revolution......

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I think that is true - nearly everyone is far more skeptical about the use of military force
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#4
I really hate these stupid little lies thrown into articles all over the place. The Northern
jtuck004
Sep 2013
#5
Don't give a flying rat's ass about the point of the article, care about accuracy. But
jtuck004
Sep 2013
#8
Correct. The Northern Alliance consists of those who backed the Soviet intervention
eridani
Sep 2013
#10
In other words, his policies are failures. And of course he doesn't like that. nt
bemildred
Sep 2013
#12