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Shaun King's avatar

As I often have to say... just imagine if ANYONE else did this. Imagine if another nation built a whole military base inside of the United States and another country supported it.

Quiet Observations's avatar

Yeah it wouldn’t really fly if it was anyone else… the things that Israel gets away with is shocking.

majorfathead's avatar

This is indeed an outrage. Israel is not going to be satisfied until it has regional hegemony, and all their surrounding neighbors firmly under their thumb. Palestinians erased, Lebanon a vassal state, amd the US and our useful idiot backing them all the way. Its a mess that we jumped into with both feet and of course the Israelis can do no wrong. Im sickened and disgusted.

Liana Chenoweth Kornfield's avatar

"One man died"....."One man died...." I wish we could be told his name, so that we can pray for him and his family by name. It makes a difference. It is no longer just another number, but a warm, brave, compassionate man with a family. Big Satan and Little Satan work in lockstep, logistically, financially, weaponry, technology, tracking - there is no difference whatsoever between the two.

Lewis C. Taishoff's avatar

Money talks. AIPAC owns this country

Vince's avatar

Israel gives Jews a bad name......

MmeRose's avatar

A salaam aleikum, Shaun,

I'm so sorry to hear about your cervical spine difficulties. May I ask you - how many opinions did you have before the 1st surgery? Please, please get another opinion from a neurosurgeon (or more than 1 other) before scheduling surgery. I'm a neurologist and have seen many different outcomes of spine surgery.

Shaun, your family needs you, well and without pain. So do we, your Substack family.

MmeRose's avatar

PS

Making dua for you

Eze Chukwu's avatar

Your central point lands because of the Iraqi casualties. That is the part that cannot simply be brushed aside with strategic language or fascination over covert operations.

If the reporting is accurate, then Iraqi soldiers were responding to suspicious military activity on Iraqi soil after a shepherd reportedly alerted authorities to unusual helicopter movements. An Iraqi soldier died during that confrontation. That alone raises serious questions about Iraqi sovereignty and what exactly foreign powers are doing inside Iraq without public acknowledgment.

At the same time, some caution is still necessary. Parts of the story remain based on anonymous sourcing, Reuters noted it could not independently verify all details, and Iraqi officials later appeared to give mixed messages — condemning an unauthorized operation while also disputing reports of a secret Israeli base. That contradiction is part of why the story deserves scrutiny rather than blind acceptance or dismissal.

Where your argument becomes strongest is not in the rhetoric, but in the human reality: an Iraqi soldier is dead, others were wounded, and Iraqis are again asking whether their country is being used as a battleground by outside powers without their consent.

Whatever one’s views on Israel, Iran, the United States, or regional security, that concern should not be treated as insignificant.

Tricia Cassel-Gerard's avatar

So much for sovereign countries. Israel has truly made a pact with the Devil. Thing is we all know where that ends and it’s not Paradise.

Adrielle Spence's avatar

The hypocrisy is astounding...