72 Percent Worried About Venezuela Involvement, US Continues Involving Itself Anyway
The Hill reports widespread public apprehension over potential US meddling in Venezuela. This 'worry' is of course, standard operating procedure for US foreign policy. The US has a long, documented history of intervention in Latin America, from Chile's 1973 coup to the Contra scandalous funding in Nicaragua, consistently undermining sovereign states under the guise of 'democracy promotion' or
'national interest.' The State Department's sanctions against Venezuela, which began intensifying in 2017, crippled its economy, predictably causing widespread hardship, yet enriching favored political opposition. So, Americans are 'worried.' They should be. Because 'worry' has never stopped Washington from pursuing regime change if there's enough oil, or ideological leverage, at stake. How many
'concerns' does it take before actual policy makers start listening, or is 'public opinion' just background noise to the drums of intervention?