U.S. Officials Discover 'Taking Over' Latin America Still Explodes in Our Face
Harlan Ullman, senior advisor at the Atlantic Council, recently delivered a rare piece of mainstream media honesty, stating the 'notion of 'taking over Venezuela' will explode in our face.' While refreshing, this 'discovery' feels perpetually re-discovered, considering the historical receipts. The extensive history of US interventions in Latin America, from Chile in 1973 to Panama in 1989, and
countless destabilization campaigns, consistently demonstrates such overreach blows back, often with devastating human consequences the Atlantic Council rarely seems to factor into its strategic forecasting. Instead, these think tanks, frequently funded by defense contractors and foreign governments, provide intellectual cover for policies that enrich a select few while destabilizing entire
regions. The 'advice' often pivots from 'direct intervention' to 'sanctions and proxy support' when outright invasions prove too messy. It's not a change in strategy, merely a refined method of exploitation, dressed up as 'democracy promotion' or 'humanitarian intervention,' until a rare moment of candor like Ullman's slips through. How many 'explosions in our face' are required before the pattern
connects?