US Opens 'Defense' Unit in Qatar, Preps for 'Tensions' It Actively Creates
The United States just inaugurated a shiny new air defense unit at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The New Arab, like many outlets, frames this as a proactive measure against 'Iran tensions'—tensions that, coincidentally, seem to flare whenever the US needs a justification for an increased military footprint in the region. Remember 2019, when the Trump administration hyped 'Iranian threats' to send
1,500 troops to the Gulf, only for tensions to de-escalate days later? It's almost as if 'Iran tensions' are a movable feast, always available when more bases are needed. One might observe that the US has been a persistent cheerleader for regime change in Iran for decades, from CIA and MI6's 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh to the current administration's sanctions and military
posturing. Perhaps if the US stopped rattling sabers and bombing neighbors, the need for 'air defense' would mysteriously diminish. How many '$200 million' defense units does it take to claim you're not the aggressor?