Kufanele kube lula. Vula i-vault yasebhange, susa abathengisi bezikhali, vala i-vault yasebhange. Eqinisweni, sidinga ithoni yamathuluzi, umsebenzi, kanye nenhlanhla.
Ngokuvumelana nedola, ngemuva kweKorea, iVietnam, ihlandla lesibili likaReagan, kanye nesikhathi sokuqala sika-Obama sokusebenzisa imali kwezempi yase-US yehla, ayizange inyuke kakhulu. Ngakho, ukuqeda izimpi, kuhlanganise ne-Cold Wars, kungasiza.
Manje sinempi eqhubekayo lapho ukubamba iqhaza kwe-US kuqondwa njengokusebenzisa imali ngokuyinhloko. Ukuqeda lokho kusebenzisa kungase kunwetshwe ekunciphiseni ukusetshenziswa kwezempi kabanzi.
Nge-Afghanistan kanye ne-Iraq kuthathe unyaka nesigamu umuntu ngamunye ukuthola izikhulu ezinhle zase-US okhethweni zithi izimpi bekungafanele ziqalwe. Impi yase-Ukraine ibonakala isendleleni efanayo. Yiqiniso, labo ababekholelwa ukuthi izimpi kwakungafanele ziqalwe abazange, ikakhulukazi, bakholelwe ukuthi kufanele ziqedwe. Izimpi kwakudingeka ziqhutshekwe ngenxa yamasosha, ngisho noma amasosha angempela ayetshela abavoti ukuthi bafuna izimpi ziphele. Ithemba lami ukuthi ukuphikiswa kwe-US empini yase-Ukraine kungase kukhule ngokungabikho kwenkulumo-ze yamasosha, njengoba amasosha ase-US engabandakanyi ngamanani amakhulu futhi akufanele ahileleke nhlobo.
Siphinde sibe nemithombo yezindaba yase-US ebheka emuva, ngezinhlansi ezithile zokwethembeka lapha nalaphaya, eminyakeni engu-20 noma ngaphezulu yokuchitha impi eyinhlekelele. Ezinye zalezo zimpi seziphelile ngaphandle kokwehliswa okufanele kwezindleko zezempi. Singaveza ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezempi kwase-US manje sekucishe kuphindwe kabili kunalokho okwakuyikho ngo-2000.
Singaphinde siveze ukuthi iDemocratic Party Platform ka-2020 yathembisa esikufunayo, nokuthi uma esekhethiwe uBiden kanye namaDemocrat benza okuphambene nalokho ababekuthembisile. Leyo nkundla ibophele ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi ekuqedeni izimpi e-Afghanistan naseYemen. Empeleni baqede eyodwa yalezo futhi benze sengathi baqeda enye, kuyilapho bekhulisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi. Empeleni ukuqeda impi e-Yemen nge-War Powers Resolution kungase kusisize ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi - hhayi ukuthi ukuqeda leyo mpi kulula. Kodwa kukhona umnyakazo osebenzayo osebenza ngakho, kanye nekholi yokusondeza kulo Mgqibelo mayelana nayo namalungu amaningana eCongress okulindeleke ukuthi abambe iqhaza.
Ngokuvamile abantu bakholelwa ukuthi lapho ibhange noma inkampani noma ubhubhane lwezifo oluthinta abantu abacebile ludinga imali, othile uvele asungule imali engenamkhawulo ngaphandle kwendawo. Ngakho-ke isidingo sethu esiqhubekayo sokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezempi kwehle ukuze ukusetshenziswa kwabantu kanye nemvelo kukhuphuke kungase kungabi namandla. Kungenzeka ukuthi sizinika imisebenzi emibili enzima ngendlela emangalisayo kunokuba senze owodwa wayo ube lula. Ukube uhulumeni wase-US ubezimisele ukuxhasa ngezimali imfundo noma izindlu noma imvelo, ubuzokwenza kanjalo. Ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi bekungeke kuyiphoqe ukuthi yenze kanjalo. Ngiphetha ngokuthi akufanele sikubalekele konke ukuqhathanisa okujwayelekile kwalokho esingakuthola kulokho okusetshenziselwa impi, noma ukuqhathanisa amasosha ase-US nawakwamanye amazwe, kodwa ukuthi kungase kube nokunye okubaluleke kakhulu.
Ngisho ububi bempi. Icala lokuziphatha ngokumelene nempi, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemali okudala izimpi eziningi. Uma sibheka emuva emizamweni yethu yokuqeda impi yase-Iraq, asikaze sizame ngempela ukufundisa umphakathi ukuthi izimpi zanamuhla ziwukucekwa kohlangothi olulodwa. Iqiniso lokuthi ngaphezu kwe-90% yokufa kwabantu base-Iraq abakaze badlule, noma iqiniso lokuthi bebengabadala kakhulu nabancane, noma iqiniso lokuthi izimpi ziyaliwa emadolobheni abantu hhayi ezinkundleni zempi zekhulu le-19. Namuhla Amalungu eCongress angcono kakhulu azokutshela ukuthi impi ibe yiphutha futhi ibiza imali nokunye. Kodwa vele ucabange ngesilinganiso esincane ubulala inqwaba yomakhelwane bakho bese uthi kube iphutha futhi uyaxolisa ukuthi izinhlamvu zibiza kakhulu, ngisho noma uthenga izinhlamvu eziphindwe kabili nsuku zonke. Iphuzu lokufundisa abantu ngokuziphatha okubi kwempi akukhona ukuzizwa kahle noma ukwenza umuntu azizwe kabi, kodwa ukuhlanganisa isenzo. Abantu bayakhathalela. Abantu bazothatha isinyathelo futhi baxhase imizamo yokusiza abantu abangabazi abakude uma othile ebatshela ngesidingo.
Nansi indlela ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi kudlule ngayo izikhathi ezimbalwa ezedlule. UBiden uhlongoza ukwenyuka okukhulu kwezindleko zezempi - ngaphezulu nangaphezulu kwalokho akuhlongoze ngonyaka owedlule nalokho iCongress eyandise kona.
Imithombo yezindaba yebhizinisi ibika ngesiphakamiso sesabelomali ikakhulukazi sengathi into eyodwa ethatha ingxenye engaphezu kwengxenye ayikho. Akekho umuntu ocelwa isiphakamiso sesabelomali esincanyelwayo, njengoba nje kungekho okhethweni lukamongameli noma lwekhongolose. Amaqiniso ayisisekelo atholakala eshadini likaphayi agcinwa eyimfihlo kubantu abaningi.
I-Zero Democrats iyakuphikisa noma ikhuthaza Awekho amavoti noma izinsongo zokugodla amavoti noma isho nokuthi izovota mathupha inombolo. (Kodwa i-Congressional "Progressive" Caucus ishicilela lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "umchazi" enemisho emithathu ekugcineni ephikisa ngokungacacile.)
ICongress, enamaRiphabhlikhi eholayo, iphakamisa ukwanda okukhulu ngaphezu kokunyuka okukhulu kukaBiden.
Amademokhrasi โAthuthukayoโ ayakhala ngokunyuka kweRiphabhulikhi, ephakamisa ngokungenzi ukuthi bekuwukuphela kokwanda.
Kepha, ama-Democrats awaphikisi noma akhuthaze Awekho amavoti noma izinsongo zokugodla amavoti noma asho ukuthi azovota mathupha Cha (okuhlukile engikwaziyo ukuthi kwakuseSenate unyaka owodwa, hhayi iDemocrat: uBernie Sanders wake wathi uzovota. Cha).
Umthethosivivinywa uziphasisa zombili izindlu futhi usayinwe waba umthetho.
AmaDemocrat โAthuthukayoโ atshela abantu ukuthi bavotele Cha, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho axhase i-Pentagon Act ngokubambisana nabantu.
Kepha lokho kungumthethosivivinywa wokunciphisa kancane ukusetshenziswa kwezempi okudlule ophahleni phakathi neminyaka bebephakamisa lowo mthethosivivinywa, umthethosivivinywa ongeke uphasise iNdlu kodwa uma ngabe kufanele uphasise iSenethi kanye noMongameli. , bese izindleko zezempi zingamane zenyuswe ngo-$100b lowo mthethosivivinywa owehlise ngawo.
Uma iLungu likaKhongolose noma ikhokhasi yalo lizimisele, lingenza okwenziwa yi-Progressive Caucus ukuphikisa isivumelwano sikawoyela ongcolile saseManchin. Bagodlile amavoti abo evotini lenqubo lamaDemocrats kuphela ukuze balethe umthethosivivinywa ngaphandle uma leso sivumelwano sishiywe ngaphandle. Babekuthola ababekufuna. Kodwa lowo mthethosivivinywa bekuwumthetho wangonyaka odlule wokugunyazwa kwezempi. Abakaze nakanye bahlele futhi bagodle amavoti abo ukuze banciphise ukusetshenziswa kwezempi. Lokhu kufanele kube yimfuno yethu eyinhloko kubo:
Ngabe uzokhuluma ngesidingo sokuthi ozakwenu bakujoyine ekuvoteni Cha ekusetshenzisweni kwezempi ngaphandle uma kuncishiswe kakhulu - ukwenza kanjalo kuwo wonke amavoti afanelekile, noma ngabe ulindele ukuphumelela noma cha, kodwa noma ungaphumelela?
Ikhokhasi yamalungu eCongress eNdlu eyodwa ingashintsha inqubomgomo ngokubamba amavoti - kuye ngokuthi bangaki kuwo, bangaki abangenele ivoti, nokuthi amanye amalungu avote nawo ngezizathu zawo - futhi angikwenzi lokho. bacabanga ukuthi Amalungu amaningi kaKhongolose akholelwa ukuthi abaningi babavoti bawo bayakwazi lokho.
Ingabe bangazifaka engozini yokuyenza ibe kubi nakakhulu? Okubi kakhulu kunenkambo yamanje yokucekela phansi yonke impilo eMhlabeni? Mhlawumbe. Kodwa bazokwenza umzamo wangempela futhi sizobona ukuthi ubani okwenzile, nokuthi ubani ongakwenzi futhi odinga ingcindezi.
Ilungu leCongress elilodwa lingaphoqa inkulumo-mpikiswano esheshayo futhi ivotele ekuqedeni impi, efana neYemen noma iSyria. Ngiyazi ukuthi amalungu amaningi kaKhongolose anethemba lokuthi abavoti abakaze bakuzwe lokho. Akekho noyedwa oweDemocratic Alliance owakhuluma ukweseka isinqumo sakamuva sokuqeda ukufudumala kwe-US eSyria. Bangaki kubo abezwe ngathi ukuthi sifuna iphele leyo mpi, amasosha alethwe ekhaya, amasosha alethwe ekhaya evela yonke indawo, izizinda zakwamanye amazwe zivaliwe, futhi kuncishiswe izindleko zempi?
Amanga amakhulu abezindaba ekusetshenzisweni kwemali kwezempi yilelo lokungenzi lutho. Umsebenzi wethu ukwenza indaba.
Amanga amakhulu emithombo yezindaba yilawo okungabi namandla. Isizathu sokuthi uhulumeni ahlole futhi aphazamise futhi avimbele ubushoshovu akukhona ukuthi ukuzenzisa kwakhe ukunganaki ubushoshovu kungokoqobo, okuphambene nalokho. Ohulumeni banakisisa kakhulu. Bazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi ngeke bakwazi ukuqhubeka uma sigodla imvume yethu. Abezindaba baphushela ukuhlala bathule noma bakhale noma bathenge noma balinde ukhetho kukhona ngesizathu. Isizathu siwukuthi abantu banamandla angaphezu kwalawo anamandla ngabanye angathanda ukuba bazi. Kodwa sinawo kuphela uma siwusebenzisa.
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