The government
of Jordan denies that the base is located in its territory, knowing full well
how unpopular that would sit among the people of the country and of the region,
especially in light of U.S. military support for Israel in its assault on Gaza.
Washington denies that the base is in Syria and that it understands why Jordan
refuses to recognize the existence of a U.S. base in their nation. So if the
U.S. understands why the Jordanian government has made this denial because it’s
against the will of its people, what justification is there for having the base
there in the first place? And if the claim of the Jordanian government is
correct, what right does the U.S. have to maintain a base in Syria against the
will of the government of that nation? The U.S. has 3,000 military personnel in
Jordan.
Another
question: Why doesn’t’ any U.S. media outlet raise the issue of national sovereignty
and the will of the people of the regions where we intervene? The entire focus
of U.S journalism is on whether the U.S. will strike Iran, or what other hostile
options are open to Washington, in spite of the fact that Iran firmly denies
that it ordered the attack. U.S. journalism holds much of the blame for the
perpetual war that the U.S. is engaged in (for which taxpayers foot the bill).
