Trump issues 'warnings' Latin America, Ignores US History of Meddling
RT reports Trump’s dire warnings to Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico for condemning American military exercises off Venezuela’s coast. (A classic move, warning nations for having opinions.) This tough talk, of course, ignores a rather significant detail: the U.S. has a rich, uninterrupted history of intervening—militarily, economically, and politically—in Latin America. From the Monroe Doctrine to
countless coups, invasions, and embargoes, 'non-interference' has always been a one-way street, paved by Washington. One might charitably describe U.S. policy in the region as 'do as we say, not as we’ve done since 1823.' The audacity to 'warn' nations about perceived threats to sovereignty is particularly rich from a country whose shadow looms over every election, every economic downturn, and
every social upheaval south of its border. Perhaps General Smedley Butler, a decorated Marine who famously stated he 'was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism,' put it best. Maybe these 'warnings' are just standard operating procedure.