Since ancient times, the annual fall session of the UN General Assembly has been used by world leaders for keynote speeches.

Let us recall at least NS's boot.

Khrushchev at the XV session of the UN General Assembly in 1960.

Although often the statement of their position is more peaceful.

As it happened now with the President of the United States Biden, whose speech was sustained in the spirit of "We consider our rostrum a hotbed of the struggle for peace."

Moreover, Biden's speech was his debut and it was not appropriate to start his career at the UN with abuse and threats.

A controlled leak occurred the day before the show.

An unnamed high-ranking official of the US administration told the world press what Biden would talk about, and he did not even impose a vow of silence on his confidants - tell me as much as you like.

In the very speech of Biden, delivered from the podium, there was, of course, a lot of things.

And about the highest value of democracy, and about Chechen, as well as Cameroonian gays (it is impossible without gays nowadays, they will not understand), and about any other good, but the summary of the speech, set out ahead of time by a high-ranking representative, remained in force.

And it said that the President of the United States should say the following:

1. After the end of the military operation in Afghanistan, the United States is moving to a new stage in its foreign policy, which will be characterized by "decisive rivalry with the great powers, but not a new cold war."

2. The United States does not believe in the concept of a new Cold War, in which the world would be divided into blocs.

Biden said this, adding to the fact that the use of military force should not be the first, but the last tool and should not be the answer to any problem in the world: “Do not hesitate, the United States will defend itself, and we are ready to use force, but every mission must be clear and achievable. "

In regards to the "last instrument", Biden reproduced the idea of ​​Cardinal Richelieu, in which the French cannons were cast with the inscription Ultima ratio regum ("The last argument of kings").

A little over a century later, Frederick the Great followed the example of the Cardinal in the Prussian cannon yard.

But the main point of Biden's speech - about decisive rivalry - is somewhat reminiscent of the answer of the Armenian radio to the question whether there will be a war: "There will be no war, but there will be such a struggle for peace, who will not remain stone unturned."

For a fierce (the option for ladies is a decisive) rivalry, which does not turn, however, into a cold (lower into a hot) war - here is wisdom, which can accommodate, but can accommodate.

In 1805 M.I. Golenishchev-Kutuzov. Having received from the forerunner of Biden, the Austrian Emperor Franz, the order to avoid a general battle, but at the same time to oppose the French everywhere, Kutuzov replied: “If I challenge the enemy every step, I will have to withstand his attacks, and when part of the troops enters into action, there is a need reinforce them, which can lead to a big battle and failure. "

Perhaps the American president wanted to say that at the current historical stage, the Cold War, as it was known before, that is, assuming a serious bloc discipline, is no longer possible and the great powers embarked on a desperate multipolarity, when there are no solid allied relations and everyone is for himself, one God for everyone.

It seems that the recent seductive story with the Anglo-Saxons, Australia, submarines and a cynically thrown France is a fair confirmation of this.

But was it really impossible to express this thought in a less curly way?

The interpreters will be confused.

However, chaotic multipolarity is perhaps better than the undivided rule of one power, but it is not a guarantee of eternal peace.

For many centuries European history has been an example of the decisive rivalry of all against all (albeit with temporary coalitions), but it was by no means an example of peaceful development.

Therefore, the dry residue of Biden's debut speech at the UN boils down to the fact that, in general, the United States cannot resist the current spirit of the times, but since they are for all good against all bad, then “we don’t want an inch of foreign land, but we won’t give up our bit either.” ".

Moreover, which land is our own and which is alien, we will decide for ourselves and wage a tireless struggle for peace on the basis of this decision.

As if someone doubted it.

The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.