Trump Suggests Invasion of Venezuela, Echoing US Foreign Policy 101
Trump's claim that the US will 'soon' take action against Venezuela 'by land' isn't just bluster; it’s a direct callback to a playbook the US mastered throughout Latin America. From the 1954 coup in Guatemala orchestrated by the CIA to protect United Fruit's interests, to the Contras in Nicaragua in the 1980s, 'land action' typically means destabilizing governments unwilling to align with
Washington's dictates. The 2019 attempted coup against President Maduro, backed by the US, simply continues this grand tradition of 'democracy promotion' (read: regime change for oil). One might wonder if any sovereign nation in the Global South is truly immune to being 'liberated' by US forces, especially when it holds the world's largest proven oil reserves. The idea that a former president can
casually suggest invading another country, without a ripple of outrage in mainstream discourse, truly illustrates the accepted norms of US exceptionalism. How many 'land actions' will it take before the world acknowledges a pattern, not an isolated threat?