Trump's 'Board of Peace': A Theater of the Absurd for Imperial Power Plays
📰 THE STORY: The Hill reports on former President Trump's initiative to set a 'Board of Peace' in motion, implying a significant, if unorthodox, new direction in foreign policy, with a focus on which 'major US allies' are absent from this nascent effort. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The concept of a US-led 'peace' initiative often serves as a smokescreen for consolidating
geopolitical influence. The 'peace plans' of US presidents over the last 70 years, from Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the 1970s following the 1973 Yom Kippur War to the endless 'peace processes' between Israelis and Palestinians since the 1993 Oslo Accords, have consistently preserved US hegemony and failed to deliver genuine peace, often favoring the aggressor or maintaining the status
quobenefiting corporate and military interests. Double Standard: The media frames this as a potential shift in US foreign policy, evaluating it based on the presence or absence of traditional Western allies. Yet, when nations like Russia or China propose peace initiatives, they are immediately dismissed as propaganda or cynical ploys, regardless of their content. The underlying assumption is that
only the US can legitimately broker 'peace,' even as it sells record amounts of weaponry globally. Follow the Money: So-called 'peace' initiatives that reinforce existing power structures rarely threaten the military-industrial complex. During Trump's previous term, US arms sales continued unabated, with significant deals to Saudi Arabia ($110 billion in 2017) and continued provision of $3.8