US Warmongers Threaten 'Preemptive' War While Ignoring History
📰 THE STORY: Senator Marco Rubio, widely seen as a hawk on foreign policy, has declared that the US could launch 'preemptive' military action against Iran to protect its personnel, framing it as a defensive measure against Iranian 'aggression.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Rubio's 'preemptive strike' rhetoric conveniently whitewashes over seven decades of Western meddling
in Iran. In 1953, the CIA openly admitted to orchestrating a coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the dictatorial Shah who then served Western interests for decades. Furthermore, from 1980-1988, the US, under the Reagan administration, actively armed Saddam Hussein's Iraq, enabling his regime to use chemical weapons against Iran, killing
thousands. This historical aggression, not Iran's 'aggression,' is the foundation of distrust. Double Standard: The US has troops stationed globally, often without the consent of host nations' populations, particularly in the Middle East, yet claims a right to 'preemptive' strikes when its deployments face resistance. Imagine the outrage if Iran declared the right to 'preemptively' strike US
assets because of its troop presence near Iranian borders or its continuous economic warfare causing immense suffering to ordinary Iranians. This is a classic imperialist double standard: one set of rules for the empire, another for everyone else. Follow the Money: Beyond Rubio's hawkish posturing, the drive for conflict with Iran is a goldmine for the military-industrial complex and its political