MOSCOW, 9 sen — news. The US accuses Russia and other countries in the provocation, although that behavior can be called provocative, writes The National Interest.
The author Ted Galen carpenter, draws attention to the contradictory situation in which U.S. armed forces are away from their territory, but in provocations accuse the countries in the zone of interests which they find themselves.
“This is a topic with which we are faced all too often: the idea that all US actions on the international stage military plan is not only acceptable, but should be out any questions and critics, “he writes. As examples, he cites the situation with Russia in Syria, the Baltic States, with Iran in the Persian Gulf and China in the South China sea.
In particular, Washington and the media condemned Moscow’s military intervention in the Syrian conflict, although private participation in this regard is not just like normal, but as something inevitable. “American hawks believe that Russia’s intervention in the conflict outrageous — despite the fact that Syria is located less than a thousand kilometers from the southern border of Russia, and despite the fact that the ruling Assad family has long been a “political client” Moscow, “explains carpenter.
In the Baltic States, the United States adhere to the same double standards. Washington has repeatedly complained that Russian ship or plane is uncomfortable to us courts, but its representatives do not come to mind that Moscow has every reason to regard the presence of the Americans in the vicinity of the territory of Russia as a threat, the author points out.
“The position that no US military action are not provocative, is evident even when American forces are operating in close proximity to other major powers, “he notes.
NI spoke about the “dangerous” tendencies in the Western media when they write about Russia in the Same way Washington operates in the South China sea, thousands of kilometers from its territory. Of course, the U.S. in this situation is called “dangerous, provocative and unacceptable” operation of air force and Navy of China, while for China this territory is much closer than to the US.
In the Persian Gulf in August occurred in dangerous proximity of ships of the United States and Iran, when a small patrol boat of the Islamic Republic intercepted and escorted by the American destroyer. The white house immediately called the incident “a monstrous provocation”. “Nobody wondered why it was not considered a provocation by the US to control heavily armed destroyer (along with other warships) to six thousand miles from its territory and to act within a few miles of the Iranian coast“—the author notes.
According to him, the us government and the media must realize that other countries similar steps USA friendly how to accept will not.
“Smug thought “we’re the good guys, therefore everything we do can be wrong or provocative,” narrow — minded and dangerous at the same time“, — concludes the author. 
