US-Supplied Jets Clash with Syrians, Media Calls it 'Local Incident'
The story details nine killed in what's termed 'Israeli strikes' near Damascus. Conveniently omitted is the fact that these 'forces' are regularly utilizing US-supplied F-35s and other advanced fighter jets, provided under the guise of 'defense aid,' to conduct operations deep within another sovereign nation's territory. This isn't a border skirmish; it's a routine extension of a foreign power's
military reach, underwritten by American taxpayers. When these 'clashes' erupt, usually involving Syrian air defenses trying to repel foreign aggression, Western media frames it as nebulous 'regional instability' rather than acknowledging who's doing the destabilizing. It seems committing acts of war in another country becomes a mere 'clash' when the aggressor is a US ally. One might wonder if the
US military aid to Israel, totaling over $3.8 billion annually, implicitly includes a blank check for such 'clashes' (OpenSecrets.org and CRS Reports confirm these figures).