Trump Confirms Covert Venezuela Ops: Democracy, American Style
President Trump's casual nod toward approving covert CIA operations in Venezuela, as per NPR, barely scratches the surface of a deeply ingrained foreign policy tradition. This isn't revolutionary; it's a re-run. From Chile in 1973 to Nicaragua in the 80s, the U.S. has a storied history of 'intervening' in sovereign nations under the guise of 'democracy promotion' when resource control or
ideological alignment was truly at stake. One might wonder if the 'covert' part is just for show anymore. The media, once again, frames this as a 'confirmation' rather than a repeat of destabilization tactics that consistently leave nations poorer and more volatile. How many times must the playbook be dusted off before we acknowledge it's not accidental 'reports' but deliberate policy? It's not a
bug; it's the feature of American exceptionalism.