Pretty much everyone is aware of Israel's attempts to spark a regional war via assassination. What is getting overlooked is the U.S.'s direct involvement in the conflict.

America has gone back to doing what it does best - bombing Iraq - although the justification varies.
Was it pre-emptive or defensive? Which is it? Who cares?

For some reason the airstrike on PMF forces in Iraq the other day got very little media attention. The Iran-backed militias blamed the U.S., but the U.S. denied it.

In 2001 the US invaded Afghanistan and removed the Sunni Taliban from power. They weren't specifically enemies of Shia Iran, but they weren't allies by any means either.

Three U.S. troops were killed earlier today in Jordan in a drone strike. Another 25 were wounded.

Since the beginning of the Israeli Gaza conflict retaliation against US forces in the region have been increasing. It's no secret that Israel has wanted the US to attack Iran for decades. In fact, Israel celebrated when we attacked Iraq.

More than 20 years ago we invaded Iraq. Three years ago Iraq asked us to leave. We are still there.

“Iraqi priorities and the US are increasingly at odds,” Abdul Mahdi said during his address to parliament.

He said a US troop withdrawal was the only way to “protect all those on Iraqi soil” – especially American forces that require protection from the Iraqis.

A mere 20 years late, Congress almost did the right thing today.

A week ago, on the third anniversary of Gen. Qassem Soleimani's murder, Iran's president on Tuesday vowed to avenge it. That same day rockets landed on a U.S. base in Syria.

Trump committed plenty of war crimes, so I'm sure that there was a dilemma in Iraq deciding which particular crime to issue a warrant for.