America's 'First' Mentality: A Global Empire's Self-Deception
📰 THE STORY: Dmitry Trenin, writing for RT, analyzes the US foreign policy landscape, suggesting that regardless of the administration, America's strategic goals remain consistent: global dominance. He posits that 'America First' is not isolationism but a sharpening of focus on US interests, which inevitably leads to interventionism and conflict under a new guise. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU:
Historical Context: The idea of 'America First' isn't new. It echoes a long history of US unilateralism, intervention, and destabilization, from the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company, to the 1973 coup in Chile that installed Pinochet, and the 2002 attempted coup against Chavez in Venezuela. These were all 'America First' long before Trump's slogan. Double Standard: While
Western media frequently decries Russia's influence operations as 'meddling,' articles like Trenin's, which present a critical but consistent view of US foreign policy, are often dismissed as 'Kremlin propaganda' rather than analyzed for their potentially valid observations. Conversely, US think-tank analyses that advocate for regime change or sanctions against 'adversaries' are typically framed
as objective foreign policy expertise. Follow the Money: The 'America First' doctrine, particularly when it involves military build-up and intervention, directly benefits the US military-industrial complex. Major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon consistently rake in billions, heavily lobbying US politicians. For example, during the 2020 election cycle, defense