A Shift in Democracy

The U.S. hosted the virtual “Summit for Democracy” on December 9-10. It is a striking irony that it occurred shortly after the U.S. chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, which it invaded basically to establish “democracy” and eliminate terrorism.

Bombings of Yugoslavia, military intervention in Iraq and Libya, “democratic transformation” and “color revolutions” worldwide, triggered by the U.S., did not result in stability or prosperity, but all ended in turbulence, wars, humanitarian disasters and refugee crises, sowing the seeds of death and destruction, leaving nothing of value behind.

This political show depended on a purely American categorization. The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that it demonstrated how the U.S. prefers to create new dividing lines. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand Don Pramudwinai said the gathering was a token of political manipulation stemming