How Much Does Peace Cost and Who Pays for It?
In our previous article in La Jornada we said that the human race had not left barbarism behind. Commander Fidel Castro said the same thing at the U.N. General Assembly. The utterly repugnant, obscene, and criminal war invented by the pedophiles in the White House is the clearest expression of the lack of any civility that this band of thugs from the Republican Party has shown the world.
The most precious loss is human life. We will never know the cost of the devastation caused by these wars. With every targeted or misdirected bombing, millions of dollars’ worth of fuel and metals are discarded just for the sake of destruction; they are irretrievable . The most frequently attacked locations are typically strategic sites such as fuel storage facilities, weapons factories, and factories producing vital products like food and medicine.
The amount of gas wasted on electricity to produce weapons that serve no purpose in the development of any country is impossible to quantify. The drinking water lost due to the war is practically unrecoverable due to the time it would take to be purified. The destruction of the topsoil, fauna and flora in the targeted areas is immense.
And who will clean the air poisoned by the nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide produced by detonated bombs? How can the toxic gases from destroyed facilities like chemical plants, arsenals or other burning buildings be avoided? Who will be spared from the solid particles, soot, and millions of microscopic liquid droplets that reach the lungs and bloodstream, affecting the entire body with all kinds of diseases?
To an anti-environmentalist like Donald Trump, this data means nothing. It is merely the collateral damage of a “heroic” war. He doesn’t even believe it himself; he is simply trying to impress his allies and his enemies.
Let’s take a closer look at the situation. Dozens of tankers transporting hundreds of vital goods are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian Gulf is in grave danger if these deranged minds decide to bomb the ships carrying oil, gas, food, water and other vital supplies. It would be a catastrophe.
Let’s hope that the Republicans’ impaired or nonexistent reasoning does not reach that point, but given the irresponsible members of the U.S. Senate, you never know. Ships from allied countries will probably not be attacked by mistake. This we believe. But the U.S. government’s word is not trustworthy. Several commercial vessels are already seeking refuge from the conflict zone in the strait. Not all of the area has safe space for anchoring ships, as the sea depth is irregular.
By closing this safe passage, which saves ships long distances, the problem is even greater as they must now circumnavigate the African continent. It’s not just a question of money. Natural hazards also increase and complicate the journey. This change of route increases the cost of goods; and not only do the risks increase but so do delivery times, especially for energy products. As a result, the situation forces a doubling of transport costs, which is why Iran’s closure of the strait is a strategic blow.
The global energy balance is in danger. Natural gas and oil shipments are stuck in the small natural space called the Strait of Hormuz. The crisis already generated by the illegal bombings will affect us in some way. In our country, we definitely need a plan B to solve the likely gas shortage due to the fuel crisis that the U.S. government is causing with its plan to force needy countries to buy gas from them to replace the gas in the anchored ships that will not arrive. Of course, it will be sold at speculative prices, including to our country. We need a plan C to counter the assault on our energy economy that the Trump administration has in mind.
The main objective of this absurd war against Iran, fabricated like all the others, provoked by the U.S. and all its previous presidents, is to destabilize the world’s economies so that the U.S. can then offer aid to the affected countries, and, if possible, invade and seize their natural resources. But the energy crisis will also affect the U.S.. Weapons are beginning to run short, although they have apparently already authorized spending millions more to manufacture double or triple the amount of military equipment to go and kill more civilians “by mistake.” We don’t know for sure how much the U.S. military has spent to date. During the other made-up war against Iraq, they supposedly spent around $153 million a month on fuel. In the war against Iran, spending has skyrocketed in even less time.
In total, to achieve the unconditional surrender of the Islamic government, and with it world peace – in a matter of hours, according to Trump – the U.S. spent $3.4 billion in four days. The quantity of drones, bombs, ammunition, fuel and other supplies far exceeds the public spending of dozens of poor countries. In a single month, with these stratospheric amounts of money, dozens of poor countries could emerge from crises caused by food and water shortages, lack of investment in agriculture, environmental imbalances, and other calamities. When will we achieve peace? We need it to continue growing and developing ourselves with independence and sovereignty. It is absurd that world peace should cost so much destruction. We must work constantly to achieve the energy transition.
With the collaboration of Ruxi Mendieta
The most precious loss is human life. We will never know the cost of the devastation caused by these wars. With every targeted or misdirected bombing, millions of dollars’ worth of fuel and metals are discarded just for the sake of destruction; they are irretrievable . The most frequently attacked locations are typically strategic sites such as fuel storage facilities, weapons factories, and factories producing vital products like food and medicine.
The amount of gas wasted on electricity to produce weapons that serve no purpose in the development of any country is impossible to quantify. The drinking water lost due to the war is practically unrecoverable due to the time it would take to be purified. The destruction of the topsoil, fauna and flora in the targeted areas is immense.
And who will clean the air poisoned by the nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide produced by detonated bombs? How can the toxic gases from destroyed facilities like chemical plants, arsenals or other burning buildings be avoided? Who will be spared from the solid particles, soot, and millions of microscopic liquid droplets that reach the lungs and bloodstream, affecting the entire body with all kinds of diseases?
To an anti-environmentalist like Donald Trump, this data means nothing. It is merely the collateral damage of a “heroic” war. He doesn’t even believe it himself; he is simply trying to impress his allies and his enemies.
Let’s take a closer look at the situation. Dozens of tankers transporting hundreds of vital goods are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian Gulf is in grave danger if these deranged minds decide to bomb the ships carrying oil, gas, food, water and other vital supplies. It would be a catastrophe.
Let’s hope that the Republicans’ impaired or nonexistent reasoning does not reach that point, but given the irresponsible members of the U.S. Senate, you never know. Ships from allied countries will probably not be attacked by mistake. This we believe. But the U.S. government’s word is not trustworthy. Several commercial vessels are already seeking refuge from the conflict zone in the strait. Not all of the area has safe space for anchoring ships, as the sea depth is irregular.
By closing this safe passage, which saves ships long distances, the problem is even greater as they must now circumnavigate the African continent. It’s not just a question of money. Natural hazards also increase and complicate the journey. This change of route increases the cost of goods; and not only do the risks increase but so do delivery times, especially for energy products. As a result, the situation forces a doubling of transport costs, which is why Iran’s closure of the strait is a strategic blow.
The global energy balance is in danger. Natural gas and oil shipments are stuck in the small natural space called the Strait of Hormuz. The crisis already generated by the illegal bombings will affect us in some way. In our country, we definitely need a plan B to solve the likely gas shortage due to the fuel crisis that the U.S. government is causing with its plan to force needy countries to buy gas from them to replace the gas in the anchored ships that will not arrive. Of course, it will be sold at speculative prices, including to our country. We need a plan C to counter the assault on our energy economy that the Trump administration has in mind.
The main objective of this absurd war against Iran, fabricated like all the others, provoked by the U.S. and all its previous presidents, is to destabilize the world’s economies so that the U.S. can then offer aid to the affected countries, and, if possible, invade and seize their natural resources. But the energy crisis will also affect the U.S.. Weapons are beginning to run short, although they have apparently already authorized spending millions more to manufacture double or triple the amount of military equipment to go and kill more civilians “by mistake.” We don’t know for sure how much the U.S. military has spent to date. During the other made-up war against Iraq, they supposedly spent around $153 million a month on fuel. In the war against Iran, spending has skyrocketed in even less time.
In total, to achieve the unconditional surrender of the Islamic government, and with it world peace – in a matter of hours, according to Trump – the U.S. spent $3.4 billion in four days. The quantity of drones, bombs, ammunition, fuel and other supplies far exceeds the public spending of dozens of poor countries. In a single month, with these stratospheric amounts of money, dozens of poor countries could emerge from crises caused by food and water shortages, lack of investment in agriculture, environmental imbalances, and other calamities. When will we achieve peace? We need it to continue growing and developing ourselves with independence and sovereignty. It is absurd that world peace should cost so much destruction. We must work constantly to achieve the energy transition.
With the collaboration of Ruxi Mendieta
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