Turkey Warns Against Intervention, US Ignores Its Own Playbook
The U.S. has a long and storied history of 'interventions,' especially in the Middle East, often cloaked in democracy promotion while conveniently securing resource access or strategic advantage. From the 1953 coup in Iran itself, to the Iraq War predicated on non-existent WMDs, to the destabilization of Libya and Syria, the playbook is dangerously familiar. Western media often conflates
legitimate internal dissent with foreign-backed agitation, providing cover for operations that inevitably lead to humanitarian catastrophe, not freedom. One might wonder if the 'threatened action' against Iran mentioned by Fidan comes with the same level of concern for civilian lives as previous 'interventions.' Or will the same punditry that cheered on the destabilization of Iraq and Libya once
again sanitize a potential bloodbath as a necessary step towards 'stability'? How many times must this pattern repeat before the world stops falling for the same old song and dance?