Cheney Death: Iraqis Don't Celebrate, US Media Doesn't Connect Dots
While US outlets busy themselves crafting heroic narratives for architects of 'regime change,' it's worth remembering what 'change' actually looked like for Iraq. Dick Cheney actively pushed the false narrative of Saddam Hussein's WMDs and alleged connections to Al-Qaeda, a pretext for a war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and destabilized an entire region. As then-Vice President,
Cheney famously refused to appear before the 9/11 Commission under oath, yet he had no compunctions about appearing on every Sunday show to beat the war drums. One might wonder if official Washington has a memory problem, or if it's simply selective. This 'bitter silence' isn't just about Cheney; it’s about a foreign policy establishment that learns nothing and forgets everything. While mainstream
news anchors wax poetic about 'service,' the actual people affected by these 'services' remain voiceless. The fact that an Arab news outlet has to point out this glaring omission simply highlights how insulated and self-congratulatory the US media ecosystem can be, often preferring to gloss over the devastating humanitarian costs of its cheerled wars.