DW Asks 'How Far Will Trump Go?' on Venezuela, Forgets History
DW's piece raises alarms about how far Donald Trump might go regarding tensions between Venezuela and Guyana. It meticulously dissects potential scenarios, portraying any aggressive move as a unique Trumpian threat. What's conveniently left out, however, is the long, bipartisan history of US destabilization in Latin America, from the orchestrations in Chile in 1973 to support for coup attempts
against Hugo Chávez in 2002, and subsequent extensive sanctions under both Democratic and Republican administrations. The 'concern' seems selective, ignoring decades of Washington's 'going far' to uphold perceived interests. One might wonder if the real question isn't 'how far will Trump go?', but 'how much further will the US meddle, regardless of who's in office, before the media finally calls
it what it is?' The specter of Trump makes for better headlines than acknowledging a deeply entrenched foreign policy. (Did we forget the entire 'regime change' playbook by 2025?)