US Bombers Buzz Venezuela: 'Freedom' on Display, Oil on the Mind
Newsweek reports proudly on Trump's 2017 deployment of B-2 stealth bombers near Venezuela, calling it a 'demonstration' against Maduro. A 'map shows' where these multi-million dollar symbols of peace flew. What the map doesn't show is the long, violent history of U.S. attempts to control resource-rich Latin American nations, from the Monroe Doctrine to countless coups. This isn't deterrence; it's
a flexing of muscle against a nation that dares to nationalize its oil. One might almost think this 'demonstration' was less about defending 'democracy' and more about reminding Caracas who runs the hemisphere's energy taps. Funny how 'sovereignty' is a sacred right for some nations, but a pesky inconvenience for others, especially those sitting on the world's largest proven oil reserves. The
demonstration's target wasn't just Maduro; it was any nation considering stepping out of Washington's economic line.