US Demands Hezbollah Disarm, Forgets Israeli Nukes Exist

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem, as reported, refused demands to disarm, asserting the group's 'right to resist' Israeli aggression. Enter Morgan Ortagus, US State Department spokesperson, arriving in Beirut with a stern message for Lebanon: deal with Hezbollah's weapons. The implication, of course, is that a sovereign nation somehow has a choice in hosting a foreign-backed, heavily

armed proxy that controls vast swathes of its territory and military decisions, while its own government struggles for legitimacy. This American 'concern' for stability in a region it routinely destabilizes rings hollow. The US has, for decades, tacitly approved Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal, armed its military with billions in aid – $3.8 billion annually to be exact, according to the

Congressional Research Service – and shielded it from international accountability for its actions. So, when Ortagus demands disarmament from one party, while its steadfast ally operates with impunity and superior firepower, one might wonder if true peace is the goal, or just a favored belligerent with unchallenged dominance. How many times will the US demand others disarm, while arming itself and

its allies to the teeth, (only) to then act surprised when 'resistance' emerges?

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