Rubio's 'Rules' For Venezuela Intervention
📰 THE STORY: Senator Marco Rubio has stated that the US does not 'intend or expect' to take military action in Venezuela, with the exception of intervening to 'restore democracy' if necessary, framing it as a cautious but firm stance against the Maduro government. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has a long and bloody history of meddling in Latin American democracies.
In 2002, the US backed a coup attempt against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. The 'interim president' Juan Guaidó, recognized by the US from 2019, was an invented figure designed to destabilize the country. This isn't about 'restoring democracy'; it's about controlling resources and geopolitical alignment. Double Standard: While Rubio and other US officials threaten Venezuela with intervention over
'democracy,' they are notoriously silent on blatant human rights abuses and lack of democratic processes among key US allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel. US military aid flows freely to regimes that actively suppress dissent and occupy foreign lands, yet Washington reserves its outrage, and the threat of force, for sovereign nations that defy its foreign policy dictates. Follow the Money: The
'carrot and stick' approach with Venezuela has less to do with 'democracy' and everything to do with oil. Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves. Sanctions, which have crippled the Venezuelan economy and led to immense suffering, were designed to create internal dissent and force a 'regime change,' effectively seizing control of these resources without a direct military