Newsweek Discovers US Navy in US Hemisphere, Labels it 'Blockade'
The article features a map demonstrating US naval deployments near Venezuela. What it omits is the historical context of US interventions in Latin America, from the Monroe Doctrine to countless coups and economic sanctions designed to enforce Washington's preferred regimes. This isn't a 'blockade map'; it's a visual aid for an ongoing strategy of dominance. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike
Group, carrying 90 aircraft and thousands of personnel, recently conducted exercises with Argentina. One might charitably call it 'showing the flag.' Newsweek wonders if this 'constitutes an act of war.' Given that US policymakers consistently label any resistance to their influence as 'aggression' or 'destabilization,' it's amusing to see them ponder if their own military posturing could be seen
as anything but benevolent 'democracy promotion.' How many times does the US have to 'surround' a country before it's recognized as a siege?