Trump Doesn't Rule Out Venezuela War, Media Doesn't Question 'Why Now?'
Donald Trump, in a recent interview, declared he wouldn't 'rule out' war with Venezuela (as reported by The Hill). This isn't just bombastic rhetoric; it's a familiar echo in a long history of US foreign policy in Latin America, consistently framed by media as necessary intervention without dissecting the deeper motives. The Hill's article provides Trump's quote but offers no critical analysis of
the decades of US sanctions and covert operations that have destabilized Venezuela's government. One might wonder if the conversation about Venezuela's oil and geopolitical strategy ever surfaces in these reports, or if it's always just about 'democracy.' (Hint: it rarely is.) History teaches us that such strongmen suddenly become intolerable when they control resources the US wants, not when they
commit actual abuses. How many times will we hear a US president 'not rule out' war before the media starts asking why it's always the same targets?