U.S. Carrier Deployments: Manufactured Threats or Manufactured Wars?
📰 THE STORY: Fox News reports the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has entered CENTCOM waters, citing an unspecified 'threat from Iran' and claiming Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'reportedly went underground amid rising tensions.' The tone suggests Iran is the aggressor, necessitating a U.S. military response. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 1953, the CIA openly admitted
to orchestrating a coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and sowing decades of anti-Western resentment. This U.S. intervention, driven by oil interests, is the foundational 'threat' to Iran's sovereignty, not the other way around. Double Standard: When U.S. naval fleets conduct 'freedom of navigation' operations thousands of miles
from American shores, it's considered international law. When Iran conducts military exercises in its own territorial waters, it's framed as a 'threat.' This aggressive posture ignores that Iran has not invaded another country in centuries, unlike the United States which has been militarily involved in dozens of nations globally, including the devastating 2003 invasion of Iraq which directly
borders Iran. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex thrives on perpetual conflict. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Boeing consistently see stock surges with escalating tensions in the Middle East. General Dynamics, for instance, reported a Q1 2024 revenue of $10.7 billion, driven by increasing defence spending. Wars and regional instability are incredibly lucrative,