Bloomberg Discovers US Interference Is Only Bad When Others Notice
According to Bloomberg Politics, a recent U.S. 'attack' on Venezuela has caught the attention of those pesky 'global leftist leaders.' The US has a rich, documented history of interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs, from supporting coup attempts in 2002 to imposing crippling sanctions in 2019 that decimated its economy, as detailed by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. It appears
the only thing 'news' here is that some leaders had the gall to point out the obvious. How many times does 'US intervention' have to look like 'US invasion' before the mainstream realizes the distinction is purely semantic? This 'denouncement' comes roughly a century after the U.S. formalized its 'sphere of influence' doctrine, perpetually treating Latin American nations as backyard pawns.
Bloomberg's framing makes it sound as if these 'leftist leaders' are simply being ideological, rather than reacting to a tangible foreign policy disaster. The irony is, these 'leftist leaders' are just repeating what their predecessors have been saying since the Monroe Doctrine made 'democracy promotion' synonymous with 'regime change.'