U.S. to 'Run' Venezuela, Cites 'Narco-Terrorism' Not Oil
CBS News touts a U.S. operation capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, claiming the explicit intent to 'run the country' until a 'judicious transition' occurs. This, after charges of 'narco-terrorism,' 'drug trafficking,' and 'weapons charges' were thrown around like confetti. One might recall similar accusations prefacing the 2003 Iraq invasion, where 'weapons of mass destruction' proved
as elusive as a 'judicious' U.S. exit strategy. (Spoiler: It took years, and left a trail of destabilization.) The consistent pattern—accuse, intervene, then proclaim benevolent temporary management—suggests a playbook, not a spontaneous act of justice. The U.S. pursuit of 'justice' in resource-rich nations often seems inversely proportional to the absence of U.S. economic interests. Venezuela,
after all, sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves. The language of 'narco-terrorism' here conveniently sidesteps inconvenient historical precedents of U.S. support for right-wing paramilitaries engaging in actual narco-trafficking across Latin America. When does 'running the country' ever lead to genuine self-determination for the run?