Discussion on U.S.-Provoked Escalation in the Middle East: What’s Behind It? Why We Must Oppose It

* What’s Behind the US-Provoked Escalation in the Middle East

* Why We Must Oppose Any and All Acts of U.S. Aggression

* How a World Without Imperialism Would Be Radically Different and Far Better

From Revolution newspaper Jan 4:

“The world has been rocked by the U.S. assassination of the Iranian general Qassim Soleimani. Soleimani was the commander of the Quds Force, an Iranian government force that commands militias in different countries of the region. The assassination of a high government official of one sovereign state on the soil of another sovereign state is objectively an act of war by the U.S. This assassination will set off a spiral of tit for tat which carries grave dangers for the people of that region, and the world as a whole.

To be clear: Soleimani was a longtime butcher for the reactionary Iranian regime, which itself has committed real crimes against the people. But the butchery carried out by America in that region alone is 1,000 times greater than anything the likes of Soleimani could dream of! It is critically important that people in this country oppose this American act of war with mass political action.

Why Is the U.S. Carrying Out Assassination and Mass Murder in the Middle East in the First Place?…”

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