Lawmakers 'Question' Venezuela's Future, Not Their Own History
The story focuses on lawmakers' concerns about Venezuela's 'instability' and 'authoritarianism,' a narrative meticulously crafted to ignore the extensive history of US interference. From supporting coup attempts against Hugo Chávez (2002) to imposing crippling sanctions under Trump and Biden, which have demonstrably exacerbated economic hardship and fueled migration, Washington has been less a
concerned observer and more a principal architect of Venezuela's current state. One might recall similar 'concerns' preceded regime change efforts in Chile (1973), Nicaragua (1980s), and numerous others. It appears the 'questioning' isn't about past US actions or their consequences, but rather how to repackage the same old interventionist policies for a new decade. When members of Congress express
bafflement over a nation's trajectory after their own government has spent decades actively destabilizing it, it’s not ignorance; it’s a performance. Perhaps the next briefing should be on US foreign policy's consistent track record of 'questioning' its own role in creating the very problems it claims to solve.