I asked the question because of what Cass had said in a post in a different thread, "What went wrong in Iraq," when he said,
People like me outside America just remember when George Bush's dad talked about the new world order,and to date I have not heard of nothing that suggests that the elite have changed their minds,to achieve their goal of a super government.This is why the elite wanted caos in Iraq.
This interested me, so I looked it up and read the speech given by George H. W. Bush when he addressed the Joint Houses of Congress. In it, he was defending the First Gulf War wherein Hussein marched into Kuwait and tried to annex it. During that speech he said,
We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective -- a new world order -- can emerge: a new era -- freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prosper and live in harmony. A hundred generations have searched for this elusive path to peace, while a thousand wars raged across the span of human endeavor. Today that new world is struggling to be born, a world quite different from the one we've known. A world where the rule of law supplants the rule of the jungle. A world in which nations recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world where the strong respect the rights of the weak. This is the vision that I shared with President Gorbachev in Helsinki. He and other leaders from Europe, the Gulf, and around the world understand that how we manage this crisis today could shape the future for generations to come.
So I ask again, what does the phrase mean now and what has been put into place--or continued--in order to achieve a new world order as you see it?
Jack has said that the phrase brings up thoughts of "fascism, tyranny and oppression" in his mind. Cass seems to feel fear of elitism. Both men are British. We've had a Chinese man participate in the Forums who has also evidenced a 'fear' of America.
We have the UN Security Council; we have the EU; we have the WTO; we have the Group of Eight--Do any of these organizations have anything to do with a New World Order? These are all trade 'power groups,' and world trade seems to be a part of the new world order.
We also have the US agression in Iraq which has gone from getting rid of Hussein's non-existant NBC weapons to an international war on terrorism, costing thousands of Americans their lives or their limbs and their minds. It may have started as a way of showing Saudi Arabia how the US can retaliate against countries that supply 'terrorists' with aid, as Law maintains--but, if so, why attack Iraq?
The 'Forgotten War' in Afghanistan was supposed to wipe out the Taliban and al Quaida. It's done neither.
Does the New World Order mean that the US will bring peace and democracy to the world no matter what it costs to either itself or other countries--even when it brings war?
And, Cass, could you please reference where either Bill Clinton or Barak Obama has used the phrase 'new world order?'
Interestingly, al Maliki now wants a time-table for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq as a part of his oil-sharing agreement with the US.