US Evacuates While Trump Threatens Iran, Media Forgets History Lesson
The sudden gasp of concern about a potential US strike on Iran, prompting personnel evacuations from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, arrives like a brand new crisis in mainstream media. Yet, the threat of 'striking Iran' has been a tired mantra for US politicians and their compliant pundits for decades. Recall the constant drumbeat pre-Iraq war, the 'imminent threat' of WMDs that never materialized?
This isn't groundbreaking news; it's a political retread. The media conveniently forgets. This predictable geopolitical theater distracts from actual issues. One might wonder if perennial saber-rattling is simply a convenient tool to boost military contracts and divert attention from domestic failures. The cycle of escalating tensions and 'preemptive' measures keeps the defense industry humming,
all while the public is fed a narrative of constant peril, ignoring inconvenient historical patterns of manufactured consent.