US-Israel's 'Self-Defense' Narrative Crumbles Under Iraqi Skies
While official statements often differentiate between Israeli actions and US support, the reality on the ground, stretching from the Levant to the Persian Gulf, paints a picture of co-belligerency. The recent drone attack on a US base in Iraq, leading to reports of regional explosions and downed drones, isn't a stand-alone event. It’s part of a cyclical escalation, mirroring how resistance groups
typically respond to prolonged foreign military presence and aggression. Since the 2003 invasion, the US military footprint in Iraq has been a persistent flashpoint, fueling regional instability consistently for two decades. We are told that Washington merely 'supports' Israel's actions against Iranian targets, yet the deployment of US carrier groups and B-52 bombers to the region is not merely
symbolic. These are integral components of a unified military posture, designed to project force against a nation that has endured 45 years of sanctions and covert operations since the 1979 revolution. Imagine if, during the height of the Vietnam War, Hanoi’s allies were routinely attacked and sanctioned, while Western media insisted on calling it 'self-defense.' The asymmetry is striking:
Washington and Tel Aviv claim a right to preemptive strikes and constant intervention, while Tehran's allied movements countering foreign occupation are invariably labeled 'proxies' and 'terrorists.' This double standard ignores the documented history of Western interference. From the 1980s, when the US underwrote Saddam Hussein's war against Iran, providing intelligence and chemical weapons