Dying Empires Rattle Sabres In Search Of Resources To Loot

"Washington also has a history of targeting countries that are sitting on strategic resources or transport routes, or which attempt to mount any form of economic resistance. Trump has openly endorsed this practice by the way (which is a break from the typical propaganda cover that is usually employed). Of course presenting it to the public in those terms isn’t an option. Wars of aggression must be framed with as defense, provocations as diplomacy, and the target as a super villain who’s only motive is death and destruction."