"Putin proposed sending to the United States his Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the former president, along with his Secretary of Defense…and the head of his National Security Council, to meet in Washington or somewhere privately to try to create a coalition against the Islamic State. Washington, the White House, refused the offer." Cohen said.
According to the scholar, Putin understood that the idea of a "moderate" Syrian opposition is a myth, and he doesn't want to wager Russia's national security on a myth, "even if Obama wants to do so." This is what led to a proposal to send his Prime Minister to meet with top figures in Washington. And by refusing Putin's proposal, the US only proved that it is becoming an obstacle to a modern peaceful multipolar world.
"Kissinger, I think, is right, the world is in disorder. He is also right…it's a different world." Cohen said, citing a recent article by Henry Kissinger analyzing the breakdown of order in the Middle East and Russian President Putin's rational policy in the region.
"The United States can no longer be number one alone, and therefore the obstacle to moving into the direction of a peaceful world order, the number one obstacle today, and I say this with regret, as an American patriot, is Washington," he declared.
Cohen explained that a multi-polar world is an emerging reality being driven by history, economics, politics, national traditions, and trans-national crises, and by opposing it America is becoming part of the problem, not the solution.
"The world is made up of a lot of different regional histories and traditions. The idea that they can all be governed or ordered from one capital is a kind of crazed arrogance, though Washington clings to it," he concluded.
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| -3 | Edit | Delete Knowing the us steatement this is not going to end well in the upcoming years (ie a war between Russia and llies VS nato). Reply 
| -3 | Edit | Delete For years, I was under the illusion that the US is the bastion of freedom, democracy and everything that is good. What a rude awakening I had! It turns out that the US is after all, first and foremost, for itself only. Freedom, Democracy & Human Rights, these are all "collateral benefits" in the spread of the Empire. As such, these ideals are easily dispensed with, or abused, as according to the interests of the Empire.
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| 0 | Edit | Delete This is only half right. It is true that the insane neocon scum thought they were 'at the end of history' and a neocon hijacked unipolar power (the U.S.) would rule forever. But here, ISIS are their pet terrorists serving their interests: fighting Assad, spreading chaos, flooding Europe with refugees, etc. Why would they fight their own creation?
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Maybe it is us who are fools to have expected too much. Because at the end of the day, the US is first and foremost of itself, by itself, and for itself.
We are fools to have expected too much........
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