Graham Celebrates Venezuela 'Madness,' Forgetting US Role
The Hill reports Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) celebrating the Trump administration's efforts to end 'madness in Venezuela.' He lauds former President Trump for bringing 'moral clarity' to the nation, praising sanctions and pressure tactics. This celebration conveniently ignores decades of U.S. interventionism: the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, the 2019 backing of Juan Guaidó, and the
crushing sanctions that exacerbated Venezuela's humanitarian crisis (Council on Foreign Relations, Human Rights Watch). It appears 'madness' is only identifiable when convenient, not when years of foreign meddling contribute to the very instability being decried. How many times must the U.S. 'liberate' a nation into destitution before the 'madness' of intervention is scrutinized?