Schumer Alarmed by Trump’s Venezuela Stunt, Not US History of Meddling
The mainstream media breathlessly reported Schumer's outrage, portraying it as a principled stand against rogue foreign policy. What The Hill, and Schumer, conveniently gloss over is the long, bipartisan history of overt and covert U.S. intervention in Latin American and Caribbean nations—from supporting coups in Chile and Honduras to destabilizing Nicaragua and, yes, Venezuela itself. This isn't
a new Trumpian invention; it's a well-worn playbook. One might wonder if the "reckless" label applies only when a plan, allegedly, fails or diverges from the preferred method. Or perhaps it's simply a matter of who's holding the executive pen. The idea that a U.S. attempt to snatch a foreign head of state is a shocking anomaly rather than a recurring theme in the 'Monroe Doctrine' saga, often with
bipartisan approval, is a PR marvel.