US Sanctions 3 Countries for Holding Naval Drills, Overlooks Own 50+ Global Exercises
The story focuses on these multi-national drills as a potential challenge to global order, framed by “tensions after US military intervention.” But let's clarify that 'intervention' often means a sustained policy of sanctions, blockades, and over 50 joint military exercises annually that the US conducts globally, as documented by the Department of Defense. When China, Russia, and Iran perform a
similar action – in international waters, with a sovereign nation's consent – it suddenly becomes a 'threat'. One might wonder if the concern isn't about naval drills themselves, but about who is participating. The very nations routinely targeted by US sanctions and geopolitical pressure are building their own alliances, mirroring the US's decades-long strategy of projecting power. It appears some
nations are allowed to 'maintain security' through military exercises, while others are only allowed to 'destabilize'.