After U.S. Strikes, Iran’s Proxies Scale Back Attacks on American Bases
New York TimesMAR 2 2024
Dozens Hurt as Explosion Hits Iraqi Military Base
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
Whether directly involved or not, America is the ultimate culprit for this deadly incident because Washington exerts control over the Iraqi airspace. If the international community wants to ease tensions in the Middle East, then it's crucial to end the US military presence in Iraq and Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
Pro-establishment narrative
Calls for the US military to leave Iraq are hardly new, as Iranian-backed militia groups have long sought to fill the vacuum that would be created in the event of an American withdrawal from Iraqi soil. If the US military presence in Iraq comes to an end, then Baghdad would eventually fall under the dictates of Tehran.