Exposed

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This is the first time in political memory that the United States has played an open role, since the Sixth Fleet landed on Al-Awza’i in 1958.

Before that, it managed its policies through its usual channels and tools: the ambassador, the embassy, ​​and the hidden squad, that is, the CIA and its successors and branches. But she was keen on the formality of appearances and the principles of relationships.

When the Marine base was bombed, the guns did not go out to confront, but rather withdrew quietly, fearing an endless quagmire. America itself moved away from the image of the High Commissioner that existed in the days of the English and French. It also avoided, at least on the surface, interfering in internal affairs in the manner of guardians, for fear of reactions at home in America, which often leans toward liberalism.

With the advent of Donald Trump, the policy of sensitivity and concern for sensitivities has completely ended. Washington turned to overt politics on the foreign stage. After the appointment of Michel Issa in Beirut, it is no longer known whether the ambassador is the American representative in Lebanon or Lebanon in America.

In addition to the mobile diplomatic bags, pictures of the generals began to appear in official photographs, in work clothes rather than reception clothes. It became public to talk about the relationship with the army and military cooperation.

All of this was in the past subject to fear of criticism, especially from campaigns opposed to American policies in general. What actually changed was the American position in the East.

In Syria and Iraq, in addition to the extensive military presence in the Gulf. The issue was no longer a base in Qatar or an undeclared naval base in Bahrain. Rather, the entire seas soon seemed full of fleets. As well as the straits and the mandab. Suddenly, the Red Sea turns into a “theater of operations,” the Strait of Hormuz takes the place of the Suez Canal, and oil prices explode in a catastrophic manner throughout the world. What America used to hide in bags can no longer be hidden in fleets and aircraft carriers.

The world discovered another resounding fact: Iran's military steadfastness in the face of the mighty American power. Instead of making a truce, it began expanding the scope of fighting and the balance of stability in the world's markets, banks, and fields. In the Iraq War, the American front remained confined, but now it is almost turning into a global war.