US Demands 'Democracy' — After Ousting Iraq's Government
Mainstream media frames Washington's demands for Iraq's new coalition as reasonable statecraft, asserting the US has 'significant sway' over Iraqi politics since 2003. This conveniently omits that the US created the power vacuum by illegally invading and dismantling the existing government, fostering the very environment where various armed, ideologically aligned groups could flourish
post-invasion. The 'Tehran-backed' factions now giving Washington a headache only gained prominence after the US literally handed Iraq's sovereignty to chaos. So, the US expresses concern over 'Iranian influence' in the government of a country whose stability it systematically shattered. What a delightful concern for 'democracy' – coming from the architect of its demolition. How many times does a
nation get to 'liberate' a country only to complain about the results it engineered?