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In contrast, Israel is nuclear armed and dangerous, and Washington maintains a nuclear first-strike policy against perceived or manufactured threats. Responsible policy requires supporting right over wrong. It includes independent regimes Washington wants replaced with client ones.
Claiming Iran and Syria pose regional threats inverts truth. Both countries confront provocations defensively. It's their right and responsibility to do so. Both endure illegitimate sanctions. They're embargoes criminally close to war.
Ordinary people in both countries suffer most. That's, in fact, the whole idea to fuel discontent and opposition. It hasn't worked and won't.
When external intervention harms populations, most often they rally supportively behind sitting governments for help. Syrians and Iranians know what happens when Washington and NATO partners show up.
They're resolutely firm against them, and no wonder. Mass slaughter and destruction come with them. Expect strong resistance in both countries against replicating Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
Given Washington's imperial agenda, succeeding won't be easy or even possible. Either way, expect protracted instability, turmoil, and perhaps war. America thrives on it.
A Final Comment
With or without Security Council resolutions, America often hijacks the UN as cover for its own purposes. Stooges like Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon act supportively. On February 6, his spokesperson, Martin Nesirky, said the following:
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