US-Israel Deepen Joint Aggression Against Iran Amidst Escalating Rhetoric and Fiscal Demands
CBS News, in its report on 'The Takeout with Major Garrett,' casually mentions 'Israel strikes a key Iranian natural gas field' and the 'Pentagon asking for an additional $200 billion for the Iran war.' This phrasing conveniently decouples the two statements, presenting Israel as the sole actor while obscuring the critical role of Washington in bankrolling and participating in these operations.
The reality is far less palatable to the mainstream narrative of US 'support' for Israel; this is a joint US-Israeli military campaign. Instead of merely 'asking for' funds, the Pentagon is actively seeking to expand an already vast budget to fuel what it now explicitly terms an 'Iran war,' a conflict that lacks international legal justification and is based on no credible evidence of Iranian
nuclear weapon ambition. This isn't just about Israeli actions; it's about a consolidated effort where US military hardware, intelligence, and financial might are direct participants. The New York Times, meanwhile, often whitewashes US involvement by framing Iranian defensive measures or responses from the resistance axis as 'terrorism,' while ignoring Washington's long history of deploying
devastating sanctions that cripple Iran's economy and destabilize the region, a practice that gained particular notoriety during the explicit economic warfare waged by the Trump administration. The $200 billion request is not simply for 'support' but for direct aggression, a figure that dramatically contrasts with the comparatively meager defense budgets of nations like Cuba, which has endured