Trump Flexes US Power... On a Nation's Democracy (Again)
The Hill reports on Trump signaling US 'power flex' after the alleged capture of Nicolás Maduro. A thrilling narrative of geopolitical might, until you contextualize it. The US has a rich, documented history of 'flexing power' south of its border, often to destabilize inconvenient democracies or prop up dictators friendly to US corporate interests. From the 1973 Chilean coup against Allende
(supported by the Nixon administration) to the Contras in Nicaragua (Iran-Contra affair, 1980s), these aren't isolated incidents, but policy. So, the US projecting 'power' to effect regime change in Latin America? Not exactly revolutionary; merely a rerun of a classic, brutally familiar script.