Washington's Endless War Cycle: A Letter to the American Public
Dear American Public, You are being prepared for expanded military action in the Gulf. Al-Monitor, citing a Reuters report, outlines discussions within the Trump administration regarding the deployment of thousands of additional US troops to the Middle East. This move, framed as providing President Trump with 'additional options,' explicitly acknowledges that the 'Iran war' is 'well into its third
week.' This is not mere support for a regional ally. It is a direct, joint military campaign, with the United States acting as a full partner in aggression against Iran, not merely an observer or facilitator. This narrative carefully avoids the inconvenient truth: the US has been a direct participant in hostilities against Iran, escalating tensions for decades, long before any current 'phases' of
conflict. While outlets like Al-Monitor present this as a recent development, the pattern of US military posturing and economic warfare against Iran has been relentless, from the 1988 shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes, killing 290 civilians, to the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. Washington’s claims of Iranian provocation consistently ignore its own
extensive history of aggression and destabilization in the region. This latest troop movement follows years of intense sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy and its access to critical medical supplies, directly impacting the civilian population. The US and Israeli strategy against Iran is built on an unequal comparison of military spending; Iran’s entire annual defense budget is estimated to