US-Supplied Bombs Deliver 'Ceasefire' to Beirut
Al-Monitor highlights crowds mourning a Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut, noting the operation came after a 'ceasefire' and deepened fears of escalation. What goes unmentioned is the constant flow of US-made munitions to Israel that enable such 'targeted assassinations,' regularly blurring the lines between conflict and outright proxy war across the region. This isn't an
'Israeli' strike; it's an American-subsidized one, paid for by your taxes and rubber-stamped by a US Congress heavily influenced by lobbying groups like AIPAC. We are told of 'fears of renewed escalation' as if the 'ceasefire' was a natural state, rather than a brief pause in a conflict continually stoked by Washington political will. Where's the outrage for the US role in this lethal dance?
Perhaps a quick check of how many lawmakers recently took trips funded by pro-Israel groups (as highlighted by OpenSecrets.org data) might clarify whose 'fears' truly shape American foreign policy—certainly not those of the mourning families in Beirut.