Dear Editor:
On July 12, U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to the participants at the NATO summit at Vilnius University in Lithuania. Six words stood out for me. Referring to the war in Ukraine, he noted Russia’s “craven lust for land and power”.
Anyone who even slightly knows the long history of the United States understands those words are easily applied to our southern neighbour.
In 2023, the U.S. has 313 military bases in Asia alone, and a combined 750 bases in 80 countries, more than any other country in history.
It is a wonder to me, rather than receiving thunderous applause during and following his speech, the NATO members and others didn’t burst out laughing.
Where in Canada is the movement for peace in Ukraine ever discussed or given serious air time? The narrative for peace has been effectively silenced here and elsewhere.
Peace has become a subversive concept and the war in Ukraine will continue. Ukrainian soldiers and civilians will die while NATO countries support them with money and weapons.
The U.S. continues its limitless desire for land and power, all in the eternal name of “democracy”.
Janet Calderwood,
Rockwood