By Nirmal P. Acharya
After the US settled the MCC in Nepal, there are signs that it is moving forward with the SPP. The so-called SPP refers to the presence of American troops in Nepal.
In fact, the SPP has been initiated, but it has not yet been implemented because of resistance in Nepal. But Americans will not give up. The US has its own logic: We already have hundreds of troops stationed around the world; why not in Nepal?
Stationing troops in other countries is the prerogative of this sole hegemon. To deny the presence of US troops in Nepal is to challenge US hegemony and is an affront to the US.
I have to think that despite the resistance, the intention of the US to keep troops in Nepal will be realized, sooner or later.
Because the US has two trump cards, one is the dollar, and the other is the US military. The US can print as many dollars as it wants and then buy them all over the world for nothing. American troops can be stationed all over the world, wherever they want.
There have been various wars since World War II, but they have all been one kind of war, namely, American wars: wars fought either directly by the Americans or by American proxies.
In the face of the invincible dollar and the US military, who can really say “no” to the United States?
The people in power in Nepal may think, “The US wants to have troops in Nepal, because it values Nepal. What can Nepal do but comply and cooperate?” After all, the temptation of the dollar and the coercion of the US military are hard to resist.
However, once it is stationed by the US, Nepal is on the road to losing its sovereignty. Powerful countries such as Japan, Germany, and South Korea are not fully sovereign due to the presence of US troops, let alone Nepal.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect People’s Review’s editorial stance.
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