Washington practices one of the most laughable hypocrisies ever. It claims the whole world as it "sphere of influence," while it grants other nations none--- and that is the essence of the war in Ukraine. As a matter of national security Russia had to intervene in Ukraine with a fascist Western puppet state on its border.

A minor scuffle in Africa is considered a "national security threat." Of course this and more become transparently fraudulent pretexts for war on the world.

We might also conclude Washington suffers from acute paranoia .