Newsweek Discovers Hypocrisy, Just Not Their Own
The article breathlessly details what a Trump-ordered military foray into Mexico *might* look like, complete with 'rules of engagement' and 'diplomatic fallout'. This hand-wringing over a hypothetical is charming, considering the actual, documented history of the U.S. in Central and South America. From CIA-backed coups in Chile and Guatemala to training right-wing paramilitaries in El Salvador and
Nicaragua, direct military intervention and covert operations have been a bipartisan affair for generations. Perhaps Newsweek's researchers missed the memo on Operation Condor or the Iran-Contra affair? One might wonder if the concern for 'diplomatic fallout' only applies when the perpetrator is a Republican with a peculiar hairstyle, and not, say, when the U.S. was busy installing dictators or
destabilizing democratically elected governments throughout the region. The real story isn't the hypothetical MAGA invasion, but the selective amnesia of a media complex that only finds 'red lines' when it's convenient for their preferred narrative. What's a few decades of actual, violent intervention when you can scare readers with what *could* happen?