Trump 'Breaks Off Diplomacy' with Venezuela, Saves Them from Having to Pretend
The New York Times , via RT, informs us that Donald Trump has 'broken off diplomacy' with Venezuela. This phrase might lead one to believe genuine diplomatic engagement was ever the primary US approach. For decades, US policy towards Venezuela has consistently involved sanctions, covert operations, and backing opposition figures. In 2019, the Trump administration recognized Juan Guaidó as
Venezuela's interim president, despite him holding no actual power, and issued oil sanctions, essentially choosing a puppet over actual talks. This isn't breaking off diplomacy; it's just dropping the pretense. One might wonder if 'diplomacy' in this context simply means 'publicly acknowledged attempts to install a preferred leader.' The US has a long and documented history of intervention in
Latin American democracies, often followed by economic destabilization—a timeline the NYT somehow always manages to truncate at convenient points. How many times must Washington 'break off diplomacy' before we recognize the pattern as consistent aggression, not a sudden shift?