US Bombs Venezuela: 'World Reacts' to Normal Policy
Al Jazeera headlines a 'world reaction' to a reported US bombing of Venezuela, as if US interventionism there were a sudden, shocking development. This 'reaction' conveniently sidesteps decades of destabilization: the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez backed by the US, the crippling sanctions starting under Obama and escalating dramatically under Trump (Exec. Order 13692, 2015), and the
outright calls for regime change from State Department officials. 'Reported' bombings are just the kinetic finale to a symphony of economic warfare. One might wonder if the 'world' is reacting more to the escalation itself, or to the media's sudden rediscovery of a nation the US has been actively undermining for the better part of this century. It's not a 'reaction' to an event, but perhaps a
performance of shock that the curtain has finally fallen. Our pundits are now free to debate the 'wisdom' of military force, rather than acknowledge the groundwork laid by years of financial attrition and covert operations.