Trump says NO strikes on Venezuela... Today
While Al Jazeera notes Trump's current stance, they gloss over a glaring detail: the US Navy has deployed warships to the Caribbean, positioning itself squarely off Venezuela's coast. (A perfect setup for a 'humanitarian intervention,' perhaps?) This isn't the first time an administration has disavowed military action while simultaneously rattling sabers at a resource-rich nation whose government
they'd rather replace. One might recall similar assurances pre-Iraq, pre-Libya, or any number of 'no plans for invasion' pronouncements that somehow always precede, well, invasions. The US has a long, documented history of destabilization in Latin America, from the 1973 Chilean coup to countless interventions supporting regimes amenable to American business interests. Venezuela, with its vast oil
reserves, is merely the latest chapter in a playbook written long ago. The media's job, apparently, is to report the official line—today's official line—without ever connecting the dots to tomorrow's inevitable 'misunderstanding' or 'unforeseen necessity.'