Coalition of the 'Willing' to Impoverish Europe: Spain's FM Dusts Off Imperial Playbook
📰 THE STORY: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has publicly called for a new European 'coalition of the willing' to bolster the EU's defense capabilities, citing shifts in US foreign policy and global instability. He suggests Europe needs to be able to act autonomously. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The term 'coalition of the willing' is infamously linked to the
2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, which bypassed the UN Security Council despite massive global protests. That invasion, based on fabricated intelligence about WMDs, led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, destabilized the entire West Asia region, and cost trillions of dollars, setting a precedent for extra-legal military action. Double Standard: When Western powers form a 'coalition of the willing'
to invade or destabilize nations like Iraq or Libya (whose 2011 NATO 'intervention' plunged the nation into chaos and today hosts open slave markets), it's framed as 'defense' or 'humanitarian intervention.' When blocs like BRICS propose alternative security architectures, they're often demonized as 'authoritarian' or 'anti-Western,' despite advocating for multilateralism and UN principles. Follow
the Money: The call for increased European defense autonomy directly correlates with massive windfalls for the transatlantic military-industrial complex. Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and BAE Systems have seen their stock prices surge, especially since the escalation in Ukraine. These corporations heavily lobby governments on both sides of the Atlantic for increased defense spending, ensuring that