Paul Craig Roberts: We Are Headed For War

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American economist, journalist and former civil servant Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says America’s unreasonableness in economic matters and foreign policy has made war inevitable.

Dr. Roberts served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy in the Reagan administration.

He says America’s pursuit of unreasonable and dangerous policies has brought us to the brink of WW3. Why the media is quiet at such a crucial time in history is beyond comprehension.

He gave an interview to reporter Greg Hunter on USAWatchdog.com (a non-presstitute media outlet), with a stark warning to the world:

Dr. Roberts says, “We changed our nuclear doctrine. It used to be we used nuclear weapons only in retaliation. There was no first use, but the George W. Bush regime, the Neocons, changed our nuclear doctrine. It’s now a preemptive first strike. So, this tells both the Russians and Chinese they could get a preemptive first strike. Then, we tell the Russians we are putting missiles right on your border. You won’t have two minutes’ notice. They can’t accept that. It’s too much risk from a crazy country (U.S.) that won’t negotiate with them. . . . So, we’re headed for war. I think the only thing that would block it is if one or two of the European governments realize that they have nothing whatsoever to gain with a conflict with Russia. . . . The only thing they could do to prevent a nuclear war is to pull out of NATO.”

Dr. Roberts also contends, “The tensions now between the United States and Russia are higher than they ever were during the cold war. For this reason, it is very dangerous.  It is dangerous for another reason.  In all of my life, every President worked to reduce tensions with Russia.  Kennedy worked with Khrushchev to defuse the Cuban missile crisis, and part of the deal was Kennedy pulled American missiles out of Turkey.  We know Richard Nixon worked . . . very hard to get a strategic arms limitation treaty. . . . Now, we have NATO right on Russia’s border.  This is a massive violation of commitments that the United States made.  We now have extremely high amounts of tensions, and I think with this recent attack by the United States on Syrian troops, it has made it perfectly clear to the Russian government that diplomacy is useless, and they cannot reach a diplomatic understanding with the United States.  Therefore, we have reached the point where force confronts force.”

Why are American so in the dark about the dire global risks of nuclear war? Dr. Roberts, who is an award winning journalist and former editor and columnist at the Wall Street Journal, says, “There are no longer any independent networks.  ABC, NBC and CBS are all cogs in huge conglomerates.  The media companies are not run by journalists.  They are run by former government officials and corporate advertising executives who have no interest whatsoever in telling the truth. . . . So, essentially, there is no longer any mediaIt’s a ministry of propaganda.”

On the economy, with around 94 million people out of the workforce and the near record low Labor Force Participation rate, Dr. Roberts says, “The Labor Force Participation rate never falls during a recovery. It rises because people are entering the labor force to take advantage of the strong economy and jobs.  So, there isn’t any economy.  There is a house of cards that is held together by central bank money creation.  The money flows into financial assets.  That’s what keeps the stock market up, and it flows into bonds, which is why we have essentially 0% interest rates. . . . So, the economy is essentially a hoax.”

Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with economic expert and award winning journalist Dr. Paul Craig Roberts.

(There is much more in the in-depth 50 minute video interview.)

After the Interview:

Dr. Roberts also pointed out that only 32% of the public trusts the mainstream media (MSM) according to a new Gallup poll. Roberts contends it will only fall further from here.

2 Comments

  1. What opinionated bull.
    Kennedy was the president that came close to provoking a nuclear war.
    Putin is pushing hard against U.S. for political reasons at home.
    This guy is out of touch with reality writing from his nursing home?

  2. Paul Craig Robert’s is probably one of the few “HONEST” voices out their who has been inside the establishment and knows how it works. His knowledge of world affairs and world leaders is second to none! He is a true journalist,  not one of these States Department paid propagandist!

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