Senators Eager to Visit Venezuela, Forget Decades of US Regime Change
Senators, fresh from a fawning meeting with Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, are reportedly planning a congressional delegation (CODEL) to Caracas. This eagerness to 'support' an opposition leader sanctioned and barred from office by the Venezuelan state conveniently sidesteps the decades of U.S. attempts to destabilize Venezuela, including coup attempts, sanctions, and funding
opposition groups. It's almost as if Washington believes its pronouncements of 'democracy' erase the memory of 2002, 2014, and 2019, when the U.S. actively supported forces seeking to overthrow the elected government. This isn't about promoting democracy; it's about projecting American power and influence, often to the detriment of the very people they claim to help. After all, how many times must
a nation endure foreign-backed attempts at regime change before its 'democracy' is deemed sufficiently aligned with Washington's interests? Perhaps these esteemed senators should first visit Iraq, Libya, or Afghanistan to assess the fruit of past 'democracy promotions' before embarking on their next grand tour. One might cynically wonder if the true goal is less 'safe return' for Machado and more
'unsafe removal' for Maduro.