Lula Calls Trump to Stop US Empire Building
Lula, ever the pragmatist, is apparently circumventing the Biden administration to voice alarm over US military movements near Venezuela. This isn't your garden-variety diplomatic outreach; it's a pointed statement about who the current global south believes holds the real reins of US foreign policy influence, or at least who they think might listen. The 'conflict fears' are, as usual,
conveniently framing a long history of US intervention in Latin America, from the Monroe Doctrine to countless coups, all under the guise of 'stability.' Of course, Bloomberg won't connect these dots. They gloss over the actual 'destabilization' (often US-funded) that has plagued the region for decades. Perhaps Lula knows an isolationist America might be less inclined to 'protect' its perceived
backyard with militaristic 'aid' that often leads to... well, more 'destabilization.' One might wonder if Trump's past disinterest in complex geopolitical chess games sounds like a welcome relief from the current administration's very active chess board—especially when it's always Latin America that becomes the pawns.