US Warns Iran While Ignoring Its Own Intervention History
The story focuses on the nuanced statements of a former President about intervening in Iran, as if the US hasn't made regime change its foreign policy hobby for decades. What’s often missing from such coverage? The inconvenient truth that calls for 'intervention' frequently mask support for opposition groups, some with dubious allegiances, often leading to chaos. Remember the 'support for
democracy' in Iraq (2003) or Libya (2011), both of which spiraled into prolonged instability? While Western media frets over Trump's 'mixed messages,' it rarely dissects the role of external actors in fueling internal dissent in Iran. For instance, the US has openly allocated significant funds (e.g., $75 million for 'democracy promotion' in 2008) to support opposition groups, blurring the lines
between genuine internal protests and foreign-influenced agitation. It appears 'intervention' is only a 'mixed message' when the target isn't already destabilized to Washington's satisfaction. One might wonder if the concern is truly for Iranian citizens, or for an amenable geopolitical outcome.