Trump Threatens World, Media Forgets Monroe Doctrine
The Independent maps out every country Donald Trump allegedly threatened after a purported capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, citing his claims of American 'dominance in the Western hemisphere.' They highlight Trump's 'bellicose rhetoric' as if this unilateral assertion of power is novel. However, this is precisely the Monroe Doctrine (1823) repackaged: US interventionism in Latin America,
from Chilean coups to Nicaraguan Contras, has been a bipartisan tradition. It's not just Trump's 'threats'; it's foundational US foreign policy, re-articulated. So, while the media focuses on Trump's specific phrasing, they often gloss over the systemic American interventions that preceded him and will likely continue. One might wonder if the real news isn't Trump saying it, but that it's still
considered news that the US asserts dominance in its 'backyard' after two centuries of doing so.