Scott Ritter claimed: US will be intimidating

In an interview with 'Aktualnoye', former American intelligence officer and military analyst Scott Ritter stated that the United States operates under a system allowing it to access global resources at prices below market value. According to him, 'America's wealth is based on blindly plundering the world, and the world is tired of this.' Ritter noted that currently the U.S. has a president attempting to come to terms with the world's demands, but 'we cannot afford to enter such relationships, otherwise everything will disappear.' He stated that instead of cooperating with the world, America will intimidate it in order to reconsider its approach.

In the interview with 'Aktualnoye', Ritter emphasized that the country's wealth stems from 'victories in the global economic war' and called for a reassessment of the existing system.

Context

Public statements by a former military intelligence officer about U.S. strategy are not uncommon, but this interview highlights how rhetoric about global influence affects international relations.