{"id":26945,"date":"2017-10-17T07:17:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T12:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=26945"},"modified":"2017-10-17T07:17:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T12:17:06","slug":"washington-the-bleeder-of-the-free-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=26945","title":{"rendered":"Washington: The Bleeder of the \u2018Free World\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" title=\"Washington: The Bleeder of the \u2018Free World\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strategic-culture.org\/images\/news\/2017\/10\/17\/or-39778.jpg\" alt=\"Washington: The Bleeder of the \u2018Free World\u2019\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategic-culture.org\/news\/2017\/10\/17\/washington-bleeder-of-free-world.html\">Washington: The Bleeder of the \u2018Free World\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>Among the many self-flattering epithets it gives itself, the US has always claimed to be the \u201cleader of the free world\u201d. It\u2019s a rather patronizing notion that America views itself as a selfless protector and benefactor of its European allies and others. This fairytale depiction of the world is coming to a rude awakening as American power buffets against the reality of a multi-polar world.<\/p>\n<p>Less a world leader and more like a blood-sucking leech on international relations.<\/p>\n<p>We got a clear view of the contradiction in America\u2019s narcissistic mythology with US President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement that he was disavowing the multinational nuclear accord with Iran last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump didn\u2019t axe American participation in the deal just yet, but he has put it on notice that he or the US Congress may terminate the accord over the next two months. How\u2019s that for high-handed arrogance?<\/p>\n<p>However, there was near-unanimous push back around the world to Trump\u2019s disparagement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was originally signed in July 2015 by the US, Russia, China, European Union and Iran. All the signatories uniformly rebuked Trump\u2019s attempt to undermine the deal, which is supposed to lift international economic sanctions off Iran in return for curbs on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump accused Iran of \u201cmultiple violations\u201d of the accord, all the other stakeholders asserted satisfaction that Iran has in fact fully implemented its obligations to restrict uranium enrichment and weaponization of its nuclear program. The UN watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, also responded to Trump\u2019s claims by reaffirming that eight consecutive monitoring reports have found Iran to be fully compliant with the JCPOA.<\/p>\n<p>Britain, France and Germany, as well as Russia and China, have firmly said that the nuclear deal \u2013 which took two years to negotiate during Barack Obama\u2019s tenure in the White House \u2013 is not for renegotiation. A point which was reiterated too by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington: The Bleeder of the \u2018Free World\u2019 Among the many self-flattering epithets it gives itself, the US has always claimed to be the \u201cleader of the free world\u201d. It\u2019s a rather patronizing notion that America views itself as a selfless protector and benefactor of its European allies and others. 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