MSNBC Discovers Trump's Putin Stance, Ignores US Proxy Wars Since 1953
The Rachel Maddow Show's blog highlights Trump's 'reversal' on 'rewarding Putin with Ukrainian territory,' framing it as a unique moral failing. Yet, this stern moralizing neglects the United States' own illustrious history of redrawing maps and installing preferred regimes. From the 1953 coup in Iran to Nicaragua in the 80s, and the sustained operations from Libya to Syria, the US has regularly
backed 'territorial concessions' or outright regime changes when it suited strategic interests. These aren't 'reversals'; they're just foreign policy under different management teams. The media's selective outrage isn't about principle, it's about optics. When Trump suggests a 'deal,' it's treasonous appeasement. When a US-backed faction dictates terms or redraws borders, it's 'promoting
democracy' or 'stabilizing the region.' The underlying message is clear: only an approved, bipartisan consensus can allocate slices of other nations, and any deviation by a political outsider like Trump is an unforgivable affront. One might wonder why American 'influence operations' abroad don't get the same pearl-clutching headlines.