Trump Gives Maduro 'Ultimatum,' Forgetting History of US Ultimatums
The US president, Donald Trump, reportedly gave Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to step down. This comes directly from 'sources' cited by The Guardian, with Trump confirming 'a phone call' took place. While the mainstream frames this as a new development, it's merely the latest iteration of a well-worn script: Washington dictating terms to sovereign nations it disapproves of. From
the Bay of Pigs to countless covert operations in Latin America throughout the 20th century, US foreign policy has a consistent, often disastrous, record of demanding regime change. One might wonder why, after generations of instability and blowback from such 'ultimatums,' the strategy remains a bipartisan favorite. Perhaps it is because for some, 'democracy' is only acceptable when the 'right'
people are in power.