‘Hidden motives’ behind US refusal to stop conflicts

BEIJING: Over the weekend, the fullscale war in Ukraine has hit a two-year mark, and the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza conflict is nearing 30,000. Two ongoing conflicts are causing humanitarian catastrophes.

Ignoring this fact, the United States persists in its plans to sustain funding for the conflict in Ukraine and has, for the fourth time, vetoed a UN resolution advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza last week.

Analysts have assessed the scenario and reached a resounding conclusion: It is a combination of factors, including the US strategic interests for global dominance and the lucrative war business.

Obviously, the United States has its strategic priorities in these two conflicts. By prolonging both conflicts, its aim is to attain geopolitical objectives in order to uphold its global dominance.

Not long after fighting broke out in Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in April 2022 that the United States hopes the war in Ukraine will result in a “weakened” Russia, a country that was named as a rival power by Washington since 2017.

“It has already lost a lot of military capability and a lot of its troops, quite frankly, and we want to see them not have the capability to very quickly reproduce that capability,” Austin said.

Meanwhile, the United States is seeking to bolster its influence and control in Europe, especially through NATO. Austin also said the United States hopes “to see the international community more united, especially NATO.”

He cited the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies as an example of how the fighting in Ukraine has made the security alliance more unified.

While in the Middle East, the US persistent refusal to stop the IsraelHamas conflict has drawn attention, as analysts argue that this ongoing conflict has diverted Western leaders’ time and political energy away from Ukraine.

The United States could consider ... operations to push back against Iran in the region.”“The United States has little interest in negotiating with the Palestinians,” Elias Fuentes, an international affairs expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, pointed out.

US defense giants are faring well amid heavy government demand for military aid to Ukraine and Israel. According to Biden administration officials, of the 60.7 billion US dollars earmarked for Ukraine in a 95 billion supplemental defense bill, 64 percent will actually flow back to the US defense industrial base.

Data also showed that the United States has provided Israel with over 130 billion dollars in security and weapon aid since its founding in 1948, with approximately 80 percent of Israel’s military equipment imports coming from the United States.