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A Backgrounder for the Middle East War

A Backgrounder for the Middle East War

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Oct 05, 2024
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Well there are a few US forces in Israel. There is a huge US weapons stockpile in Israel that we guard. And I believe there are some US military officers and intelligence people there helping Israel implement this horror, believe it or not. Disgusting.

Most of the Americans are offshore in US ships or at US bases.

There Are No “Iranian Militias” in Iraq

Keep in mind whenever you see "Iranian militias in Iraq" bullshit that the entity that is really attacking us is the Iraqi Army itself, ok? All of those "Iranian militias" are just units in the Iraqi Army. Very pro-Iranian units, but Iraqi Army units nevertheless.

They're not all Shia. There are some Sunni battalions among them, a Christian battalion or two, and a Yezidi battalion. So they're not hardline Islamists or Sunni-haters at all. They're pro-Sunni, pro-Christian, and pro-Yezidi Iraqi Shia.

The president of Iraq could tell them to stop anytime he wants, but he won't. US complains and says he can't do anything and his hands are t…

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