Many have warned that as the US economy, as well as the global economy, got closer to total collapse, the drums of war would continue to beat until the war of all wars, World War III, had been started. Recent events, when looked at together, show those predictions coming true right before our very eyes.
From Egypt to Syria to Ukraine, just as a few examples, the US and Europe have supported, armed and helped overthrow governments to install even more extreme factions, failing in Syria largely due to the terrorist group the west supported providing ample evidence that the crimes the west was accusing Syrian leadership of were conducted by the very rebels the west was supporting, throwing a wrench into the onward drive towards WW3. The American people said no, Congress refused to approve a military bombing mission against Syrian leadership, and things quieted down there before the west decided to play in Russia's backyard and arrange the ouster of the duly elected president to install a group that could be controlled by... yes, you got it... the west.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a new boogeyman rose up by the name of ISIS, aka ISIL and now known as IS for Islamic State. US intelligence claimed the rise was unexpected, their intel wasn't sufficient to understand how dangerous this terror group was.
Present day...... Barack Obama announces more bombing missions in Iraq and...... back to Syria again, a plan Obama never gave up on and now is using ISIS as justification for military strikes against Syria.
The New York Times states, this amounts as a "betrayal of the constitution," because the Obama administration is claiming a war against ISIS, to include the boots on the ground in Iraq and air strikes against Syria, is justified under Congress's authorization of force against al-Qaeda after the 9/11/01 attacks. That resolution, according to the Times "extended only to nations and organizations that planned, authorized, committed or aided the 9/11 attacks."
Even websites, such as The Atlantic, that are generally pro-Obama are calling his public justification, via his most recent speech, "a disorganized mess, insincere and unconvincing," as they completely rip apart his so-called justification.
The question before the nation is, “What is the benefit of this war to America and to Americans?” That was the question the speech left unanswered. And the ominous suspicion left behind is that the question was unanswered because it is unanswerable—at least, not answerable in any terms likely to be acceptable to the people watching the speech and paying the taxes to finance the fight ahead.The Daily Beast, another website that leans far to the left, also points to the illegality of Obama's declaration that he and he alone can decide to start a war without approval from Congress.
Obama’s using the law that authorized attacks against al Qaeda to justify his new fight in Syria and Iraq. One small problem: ISIS and al Qaeda are at each others’ throats. Legal experts were shocked to learn Wednesday that the Obama administration wants to rely on that 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force against al Qaeda for the new ISIS war.
“On its face this is an implausible argument because the 2001 AUMF requires a nexus to al Qaeda or associated forces of al Qaeda fighting the United States,” said Robert Chesney, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law. “Since ISIS broke up with al Qaeda it’s hard to make that argument.”
A spokeman for the Sotloff family, the American journalist that was the second to be beheaded by ISIS, accuses the Obama administration of using Sotloff as a political pawn to durther his "agenda in Syria." (Shown int he first video below this article)
Obama spoke about a broad coalition that would join in to fight "ISIS," meaning military strikes against Iraq and Syria, yet two of America's closest allies, Britain and Germany, will not be participating, but it is noteworthy that "10 Arab States" have agreed to join the "us-led" military campaign against Syria..... errrrrrr.... ISIS.
Meanwhile Russia, largely responsible for stopping the Obama administration's last attempt to start a war in Syria, has issued a clear warning over Obama's new decree that he can declare war without congressional approval, with Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevichm stating "The US president has spoken directly about the possibility of strikes by the US armed forces against ISIL [Islamic State] positions in Syria without the consent of the legitimate government. This step, in absence of a UN Security Council decision, would be an act of aggression, a gross violation of international law."
The stage is set, the players including China, Russia, and the US are all nuclear powers, the drums of war are beating louder and louder, and Barack Obama is about to light the match and touch it to a powder keg that will bring about the destruction and death of millions.... and it is all being done by design.