US Confronts Venezuela with a Warship, Not Dialogue
The NY Times reports a U.S. aircraft carrier is now sailing the Caribbean to 'confront' Venezuela. This follows a pattern where the U.S. Navy acts as the primary 'diplomat' for nations resisting Washington's influence. One might remember the USS Enterprise's 'visit' to the Caribbean in 2008, a mere six months after Hugo Chávez nationalized several oil projects. Or perhaps the 2019 deployment which
conveniently coincided with aggressive sanctions against Caracas. The media frames these movements as necessary responses to 'instability,' conveniently ignoring decades of US-backed coups and destabilization efforts across Latin America. It's almost as if 'confrontation' means 'applying pressure until local resources can be re-allocated.' How many times does a sovereign nation need to say 'Stop
meddling' before the message isn't met with naval exercises?