Jordan Base Becomes Staging Ground for Another US Adventure
The United States just landed more planes at a Jordanian airbase, conveniently located for potential strikes against Iran. This revelation, buried in the usual news cycle, signals an escalation, not a de-escalation, in regional tensions. This is not about stability and it never has been. It is another chapter in a well-worn playbook, echoing the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that destabilized Iran
for decades, all to secure oil interests. The current moves are simply an updated variation on a very old theme. These deployments are incredibly expensive, not just in terms of taxpayer dollars but in geopolitical capital. The costs of maintaining such a forward operating posture are staggering, yet the military-industrial complex consistently finds reasons to justify it. One needs only to look
at the 45 years of crippling sanctions punishing the Iranian people, applied with a relentless consistency that belies any genuine interest in diplomatic resolution. The drumbeat for conflict grows louder with every new asset moved into position. General Michael Kurilla, head of CENTCOM, previously noted the US has conducted over 350 combined exercises with Middle Eastern partners since 2018. This
is not for show, this is preparation. While the US frets over Iran's nuclear program, a program the IAEA has consistently stated remains under strict monitoring, it ignores Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal, a glaring double standard that undermines any claim to moral authority. The hypocrisy is palpable. The endless cycle of threats and counter-threats serves only to funnel more money into