"Trump brokered peace between Rwanda and Congo", says The Economist
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Imagine that.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-marks-congo-rwanda-peace-deal-white-house/
@PedrocaWest Is this another case of "USA wrong"?
Does Trump have your crucially important permission, to do this Peace deal?
Or did it not happen, except in "right-wing echo chamber"?
Do your laws to "stop lies" allow you to mention it - ever? Will you go to jail if you say it's nice?
Must you flee, to a "moderated" forum, if someoe says it's nice?
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@blablarg18 As I said, to the rest of the world is not "is US wrong?" is "Us is wrong. period."
US has played a huge role in destabilizing the Congo for decades, mostly to get access to its resources.
Over 120 armed groups are active there, and many are backed directly or indirectly by U.S. allies like Rwanda and Uganda, both heavily funded by the US military. These groups have committed atrocities while helping extract valuable minerals like cobalt and coltan, which end up in our phones, batteries, and weapons.
At the same time, US backed the Congolese government itself, especially when leaders like Mobutu Sese Seko were seen as politically convenient. He was a brutal dictator who looted his country with our full support during the Cold War.
US was effectively funding both sides of the conflict. While publicly calling for “peace,” American money and political protection helped fuel the war. And now that a "peace deal" has been signed, U.S. companies are walking away with massive rights to Congo's resources, resources that were controlled and extracted through decades of bloodshed.
So when Trump (or any US official) signs a “peace deal” that gives America rights to 1/3 of Congo’s minerals, it’s not charity. It’s the endgame of a long strategy: fuel chaos, then make a profit off the recovery.
This isn’t about freedom or helping people. It’s about power, control, and money. And calling that “peace” is just branding.
