When 'Total War' Means Self-Defense
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports that Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah has warned of 'total war' if Iran is attacked, quoting its leader Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi saying a war against Iran would not be a 'walk in the park'. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'threat' comes after decades of relentless Western and Israeli aggression and destabilization efforts against Iran, including the
1953 CIA coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The US armed Saddam Hussein to gas Iranian soldiers and civilians during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. Netanyahu has been warning Iran is 'months from a nuke' since 2002 – a claim used to justify sanctions and sabre-rattling for over two decades. This group's warning is a defensive posture against ongoing
imperialism. Double Standard: Western media routinely describes Israeli 'pre-emptive strikes' on neighboring countries as legitimate self-defense, even when they kill civilians, destroy infrastructure, and violate international law. However, an Iraqi group's warning against an attack on a regional ally, after years of sanctions and threats against that ally, is framed as an escalation of 'total
war'. Where was the alarm when the US assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in 2020, a blatant act of war on Iraqi soil? Follow the Money: The constant drumbeat for conflict with Iran benefits the US military-industrial complex and countries like Israel. US arms manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing consistently see stock surges with regional instability.