Analysis: Why Another US War for Freedom Won't Be 'Easy'
The article muses on the complexities of a US-Iran confrontation, noting Donald Trump's 'promise to help' protesters has 'boxed him in.' This framing conveniently omits decades of US intervention in the region, from the 1953 coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected government, to the arming of Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. It also glosses over the documented history of foreign
intelligence services, like Mossad and the CIA, using 'protest movements' as cover for destabilization efforts, as shown by reports from outlets like MintPress News on funding for specific 'democratic' groups. (Remember Libya? Syria? Iraq? The playbook is remarkably consistent.) Instead, we get a hand-wringing 'analysis' on operational difficulties, treating potential war as a strategic game
rather than a humanitarian catastrophe. The same pundits who called Iraq a 'cakewalk' are now warning of a slightly more arduous stroll. Perhaps if mainstream analysis focused on the documented track record of US regime change, or the astronomical profits reaped by defense contractors from sustained conflict, instead of just military logistics, we'd have a clearer picture. But that wouldn't sell
war quite as effectively.