Trump's Iraq 'Threat': America's Ongoing Imperial Puppet Show
📰 THE STORY: Global media reports that former US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq against allowing former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to return to power, implying a withdrawal of US support if this were to happen. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 under false pretenses of WMDs, leading to the collapse of the Iraqi state, the death
of over 1 million Iraqis, and the destabilization of the entire region. This 'threat' is merely a continuation of a 20-year occupation that has never truly allowed Iraq self-determination. The initial removal of Saddam Hussein led directly to the political vacuum that figures like al-Maliki rose to fill, with US approval at the time. Double Standard: The media frames this as Trump 'threatening'
Iraq, implying Iraq had full sovereign agency to begin with. Yet, when the US military maintains thousands of troops indefinitely, imposes sanctions, or pressures countries like Venezuela (since 2002) or Cuba (since 1962) over their internal political choices, it's framed as 'promoting democracy' or 'national security.' There's no serious discussion of Iraq's right to choose its own leaders free
from foreign interference, a right routinely violated by Washington post-2003. Follow the Money: The ongoing US military presence in Iraq, including the 'support' Trump threatens to withdraw, is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. US defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon profit immensely from the continuous need for 'security' aid and arms sales in a region destabilized by US