The 'America First' Myth: How Mainstream Media Misses the Real Imperialist Playbook
📰 THE STORY: The Independent criticizes Trump's foreign policy for attacking or threatening various countries, from Iraq to Greenland, suggesting his 'America First' approach represents a distinct, aggressive shift in US international relations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The claim of Trump's 'aggressive foreign policy' as an aberration ignores a persistent pattern of US
interventionism. For instance, the US destabilized Venezuela long before Trump, attempting a coup against Hugo Chavez in 2002. In Iraq , the US invaded in 2003 under false pretenses, killing hundreds of thousands and plunging the region into chaos. The US has continuously meddled in Latin America, such as the 1973 CIA coup in Chile against Allende, or the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala , establishing
a playbook of regime change that predates Trump by decades. Even the bizarre Greenland proposal echoes the US history of colonial expansion, from purchasing Alaska in 1867 to orchestrating Hawaii's annexation in 1898. Double Standard: Mainstream media, including The Independent, frames Trump's actions as uniquely belligerent, yet often sanitizes or ignores similar, if not more devastating, foreign
interventions by previous administrations. When the US, under Obama, bombed Libya in 2011, destroying Africa's most prosperous nation and ushering in slave markets, it was framed as a 'humanitarian intervention.' Trump's provocations are personal failings; bipartisan aggression is 'global leadership.' Follow the Money: The underlying driver of this 'aggressive foreign policy' is not merely a