A U.S. military raid on the World Health Organization building stole the Stars and Stripes and returned home overnight, a move that could earn the White House several hundred million dollars! This sounds like a joke at first, and even Knife Brother did not expect it to be true. After careful research, it was found that this was a meticulously designed performance, the core purpose of which was to justify the U.S. defaulting on the $260 million WHO membership fee, even packaging the "withdrawal and default" as a patriotic action of "defending national dignity." On January 22, 2026, the United States officially completed the legal process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but an executive order signed by Trump on the day he returned to the White House on January 20, 2025, notifying a year in advance and following the procedures as per regulations. But the key point is: the U.S. has not yet paid the membership fees for the assessment years 2024 and 2025, totaling about $260 million. The WHO has repeatedly emphasized that while withdrawal is acceptable, outstanding debts must be settled. However, the White House's stance has always been "not to acknowledge any debts." Then came the climax: in early February, a rapid response team belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps—nominally stationed at the U.S. consulate in Geneva for diplomatic security—suddenly acted, entering the WHO headquarters building in Geneva, removing the American flag hanging in public areas, and evacuating Switzerland within hours on a military transport plane, flying back to the U.S. mainland overnight. The entire process did not involve the use of force, nor did it conflict with WHO security, but was executed quickly and with high secrecy, later casually referred to by the Pentagon as "routine asset recovery." So the question arises: how much is a flag worth? Why go to such lengths? The answer lies not in the flag itself, but in its symbolic significance. The American flag hanging at the headquarters of an international organization represents the country's membership and commitment. Once withdrawn, it is customary for the host country or organization to lower the flag for archival purposes. But the White House chose to send soldiers to personally "retrieve" it, effectively sending a strong signal to the domestic audience: we were not kicked out; we actively took back what belongs to us. This type of propaganda is crucial for the midterm elections in 2026—the Trump camp needs to prove to voters that "America is no longer footing the bill for the world" is not shirking responsibility but rather "taking back sovereignty." So, don’t laugh at the absurdity of "flag theft." The return of this Stars and Stripes is not the end of a farce but a calculated move by the White House—a zero-cost military show dressed in "patriotism" to default on several hundred million dollars in membership fees while consolidating the electoral base. In this sense, what is being stolen is not a flag, but a debt; what is being returned is not a flight, but profit.