Opinion: Taking Analgesics For Another Person’s Headache, By Owei Lakemfa
The Venezuelan refineries might not start running soon, and these Iranian supplies might soon be depleted, necessitating more purchases, which the Iranians might oblige again. So, soon, there might be another round of American threats to go to war because two sovereign countries have decided to buy and sell legitimate goods to each other.
It is this type of incomprehensible diplomacy America displayed in warning coronavirus-wracked countries not to accept medical aid from Cuba. With 1.87 million infections, 421,000 recoveries and 108,000 deaths, as at Wednesday, America has clearly been unable to withstand the onslaught of the virus. So, it has been in no position to assist other countries.
A major headache of the American government might be campaigns by appreciative groups calling for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade, which is fighting COVID-19 in various countries. America had exhibited a similar diplomatic attitude when it asked African countries to reject Chinese development loans, which have favourable repayment terms and spread, in contrast to those of the International Monetary Fund . Ironically, while Africa’s total loan from China is less than $140 billion, the U.S. alone is owing China $1.1 trillion.
The U.S. is a busybody interfering in the internal affairs of various countries, dabbling in many issues it has no direct, and sometimes even indirect stakes in. All the while, it claims to be all-knowing and omnipresent across the globe and even in the planetary system. Image credit:
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