Maduro 'Ready To Talk' After US Spends Years Not Listening
According to the BBC, Nicolás Maduro is 'ready to talk' as US pressure 'ramps up.' This phrasing suggests a sudden eagerness from Caracas, not a consistent pattern. The BBC article, "Maduro 'ready to talk' as US pressure mounts" , omits the inconvenient truth that Venezuela has repeatedly called for dialogue, even as the US implemented crippling sanctions (since 2017) and attempted to install Juan
Guaidó, a literal unelected shop owner, as interim president back in 2019. (Remember him? Neither do most people.) One might wonder if the US ever actually *stopped* pressuring Venezuela, or if 'ramps up' simply means the usual geopolitical bullying is now achieving the desired optics for a 'negotiation.' It seems Maduro is always 'ready to talk,' it's just that Washington's definition of
'talking' has historically involved an ultimatum, not diplomacy. How many more 'dialogue' opportunities will pass before the BBC acknowledges a consistent pattern of US interference, rather than framing renewed talks as Maduro's sudden capitulation?