Fox News Pundit Discovers US Intervention Has Consequences
The Hill's article cheerfully reports Hegseth's locker-room analysis, celebrating his grasp of international relations. What's conveniently left out, naturally, is the 'f***ing around' the U.S. itself has been doing in Venezuela for decades: sanctions, attempted coups, and backing opposition figures like Juan Guaidó who, according to a 2020 report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research,
oversaw a sanctions regime that killed over 100,000 Venezuelans. Funny how 'finding out' only seems to apply to the targeted leader, never the U.S. policymakers who instigate the chaos. One might wonder if Hegseth applies the same 'find out' philosophy to the consequences of US-backed interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Libya. Or perhaps, this profound geopolitical wisdom only applies to
nations that dare to nationalize their oil and resist a certain brand of 'democracy.'