US not interested in peace, has lost its global standing: Analyst

The United States has lost its standing in the international community and is considered a “global bully” that is not interested in peace and international norms, an independent geopolitical analyst in New York City says.

US President Barack Obama has unsuccessfully tried to repair America’s image as an imperialist power after the “disastrous” administration of former president George W. Bush, said Eric Draitser, the founder of Stopimperialism.com.

“The question I would pose if I could speak to some of these people in Washington is do they really believe that much of the world takes it seriously and much of the world believes that the United States is interested in international law, is interested international norms and is interested in peace and cooperation?” Draitser said during a phone interview with Press TV on Saturday.

“Even US allies understand that the United States is more or less a global bully, that the United States is an imperial power that does whatever it feels it wants to do,” he added.

The US government “is only interested in aggression, and aggression is the name of the game in Washington,” he concluded.

He made the comments after the White House said Friday that Congress would damage the country’s world standing if it voted to reject the successful conclusion of nuclear talks with Iran.

“For the United States, because of a congressional action, to isolate our country on such an important issue, would be devastating to our standing in the world,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday. “If Congress killed this agreement, it would have a terrible impact.”

After 18 days of intensive talks, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries - the US, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany – announced the conclusion of nuclear negotiations in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on July 14.

According to the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran will be recognized by the United Nations as a nuclear power and will continue its uranium enrichment program.

The White House has launched a sales pitch to the Republican-dominated Congress, which remains skeptical of the nuclear accord with Iran, and has 60 days to vote to either approve or disapprove of it.