Michael Flynn Resignation Tensions Inching U.S. Closer to World War 3
America Is Closer to World War 3 as Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Advisor
On what must have been a stormy February 13 evening in the White House, President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn resigned. This is a troubling development that brings the world closer to World War 3. Flynn was to play a key role in improving relations between Russia and the United States.
Russia is a nuclear superpower and World War 3 can never be lifted from the calculus of U.S.–Russia relations. Flynn’s resignation-worthy violation, by his own admission, was to have “inadvertently” given inaccurate information to vice president Mike Pence about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak. (Source: “Read the resignation letter of national security advisor Michael Flynn,” Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2017.)
Never mind the allegations of the favors Hillary Clinton granted to Saudi Arabia. The mainstream media has had a grand old time with the Flynn resignation because it involves Russia. Americans—and many other westerners—have been brainwashed into considering Russia as an enemy. It used to be Republicans like Senator McCain who trumpeted the anti-Russia propaganda.
In the second Barack Obama term, the Democrats took over that role with aplomb. They also made a right mess of the situation in Syria. Obama was right not to intervene, but he was wrong by isolating Putin while tacitly encouraging the Saudis. Had he not done so, Trump would not have won the presidency and America would not be closer to WW3.
Apparently, President Trump knew about the allegations before. It was none other than Sally Yates who communicated to them to Trump collaborators. Yates happens to be the interim attorney who challenged Trump’s entry restrictions for nationals of seven countries last week. Why, then, you might ask, did the administration not take action before?
The reason is that the events that led to the resignation of Flynn are complex. Trump was probably undecided whether to continue rewarding Flynn (the first major military figure to back Trump) or demand Flynn’s resignation. Yet the trouble is just getting started, and the risk is that it could lead up to the next major conflict: WW3.
Pushed for Answers, Trump Could Make a Drastic Turn in Foreign Policy
Republican and Democratic members on both Houses of Congress will demand answers. There are many Republicans who never backed Trump. The Flynn case, or “Flynngate,” is their call to action. The episode should not be discounted. It will throw the White House in disarray. In Watergate, there were tapes; in Flynngate, there are transcripts of the offending conversations.
Those transcripts are said to prove that Flynn discussed the sanctions with the Russians. But more than that, the situation suggests that within the Trump administration, there is disarray and too much competition. (Source: “Upheaval is now standard operating inside the White House,” The Washington Post, February 13, 2017.)
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