Trump Team Seeks Legal Green Light for Illegal Venezuela Strikes
A recent report reveals the Trump administration admitted to lawmakers it has no legal rationale for military action in Venezuela, yet still seeks DOJ authorization. This isn't a bug; it's practically a feature of US interventionism. From the 1954 coup in Guatemala, justified by 'containment' of communism, to the 2003 Iraq invasion based on now-debunked WMD claims, legal niceties often play
catch-up to geopolitical ambition. The public record is replete with examples of administrations 'exploring options' that conveniently align with regime change efforts, often rebranded as 'counter-narcotics' or 'democracy promotion.' One might wonder if the concern for 'legality' is less about international law and more about domestic political optics. The pattern is clear: identify a target,
apply pressure, then retroactively search for justification. It seems the US government’s commitment to international law is less a guiding principle and more a suggestion box for potential pretexts.