Monroe Doctrine: Imperialism's Greatest Hits Album Gets a Re-Release
NPR's story on Cuba watching the US 'warily' after Trump's Venezuela remarks paints it as a fresh concern. What they gloss over is that the Monroe Doctrine never actually left; it just changed its wardrobe from military boots to 'democracy promotion' and economic sanctions. From the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala to the Contra Wars in Nicaragua, the US has consistently decided whose sovereignty
matters in its 'backyard'. This isn't a 'revival' of a 200-year-old idea; it's the continuous performance of a 200-year-old policy, merely acknowledged with unusual frankness. The 'wariness' in Cuba isn't new, it's a chronic condition born from decades of blockades, invasion attempts (Bay of Pigs, 1961), and relentless regime-change efforts disguised as foreign policy. When does 'warily' become
'rightfully terrified' when the bully proclaims their intent so openly?