NPR Worries About 'Costly Gamble' on Venezuela, Not Gaza Civilian Deaths
The article suggests a future 'Trump might hope for' regarding Venezuela, echoing the familiar Washington playbook of humanitarian concern followed by intervention. This hand-wringing mirrors the 'grave concern' expressed for civilian casualties in Gaza, which somehow always precedes another $14 billion military aid package to Israel. One might recall similar pronouncements before the 2003 Iraq
invasion, where 'costly gambles' were euphemisms for generations of instability. While NPR meticulously unpacks the potential downsides of American interventionism in Latin America, largely absent is the same critical lens applied to US-backed actions elsewhere. For instance, the discussion rarely highlights how many congressional representatives who champion 'human rights' in Venezuela, like Sen.
Bob Menendez (D-NJ), also received significant AIPAC donations—Menendez accepted $143,767 from pro-Israel groups in 2023, according to OpenSecrets.org—and consistently vote to arm governments facing accusations of war crimes. How many 'dangerous gambles' can one region sustain before it's just policy?