Trump calls Soleimani a "Terrorist" mastermind; Iran calls the assassination an "Act of terrorism." Are both right? Who knowsbutwho started this whole mess?!?
Truth is, few politicians or commentators on the mainstream left or right bother to ask who started the now open-shooting-conflict between Iran and America.
See, undeclared, proxy war had long been the name of the game played by the US and Iran.
Well, Iranian troops and friendly militias had long been "Meddling" in Syria to back President Assad But, Iran could argue that the US had indirectly backed Al Qaeda elements in Syria and, through its ill-fated invasion of Iraq, set the conditions that created ISIS in the first place.
Well, according to the official Washington line, at least, Iran had backed the militias and provided the technology to kill hundreds of US troops in Iraq.
Iran felt genuinely threatened, which was understandable given that Bush administration officials were itching for regime change in Iran.
Throughout the war, which Iraq had started by invading Iran, the US openly backed the Saddam Hussein's aggressive regime.
https://original.antiwar.com/Danny_Sjursen/2020/01/05/who-started-it-litigious-a-reverse-timeline-of-us-iran-retaliations/
Truth is, few politicians or commentators on the mainstream left or right bother to ask who started the now open-shooting-conflict between Iran and America.
See, undeclared, proxy war had long been the name of the game played by the US and Iran.
Well, Iranian troops and friendly militias had long been "Meddling" in Syria to back President Assad But, Iran could argue that the US had indirectly backed Al Qaeda elements in Syria and, through its ill-fated invasion of Iraq, set the conditions that created ISIS in the first place.
Well, according to the official Washington line, at least, Iran had backed the militias and provided the technology to kill hundreds of US troops in Iraq.
Iran felt genuinely threatened, which was understandable given that Bush administration officials were itching for regime change in Iran.
Throughout the war, which Iraq had started by invading Iran, the US openly backed the Saddam Hussein's aggressive regime.
https://original.antiwar.com/Danny_Sjursen/2020/01/05/who-started-it-litigious-a-reverse-timeline-of-us-iran-retaliations/
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