Trump Says He 'Sort of Made Up' His Mind... About Your Sovereignty
Donald Trump recently told Fox News he's 'sort of made up' his mind on Venezuela, hinting at 'military options' that the mainstream media, including The Hill, dutifully reports without historical context. This isn't groundbreaking foreign policy; it's a re-run. Remember when the U.S. backed a failed coup attempt against Nicolás Maduro in 2019, recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim
president? That effort, which mirrors decades of U.S. intervention in Latin America—from Chile in '73 to Nicaragua in the '80s—collapsed, leaving Venezuela in deeper crisis, not greater democracy. The media portrays such talk as a strong leader's musings, rather than a dangerous, consistent pattern of undermining sovereign nations for perceived U.S. interests. How many 'military options' in Latin
America have actually resulted in stability, rather than mass displacement and power vacuums? One might simply wonder if the 'military option' is less about the Venezuelan people and more about controlling regional resources, especially when the nation holds the world's largest proven oil reserves. Apparently, self-determination is only a virtue when the U.S. approves of the determination.