US Congress Discovers 'Law Enforcement' Extends to Other Nations
According to The Hill, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) vigorously defended a US-backed 'law enforcement operation' in Venezuela at the UN. Waltz, a former Green Beret, framed the attempted overthrow of the Maduro government as a legitimate effort to 'restore democracy.' What The Hill conveniently forgets to mention is the long, storied history of the US defining any intervention it supports, regardless
of legality or international condemnation, as 'law enforcement.' This particular 'operation' included former US special forces involved in a failed coup attempt, a detail that usually doesn't scream 'community policing.' One might wonder at what point a 'law enforcement operation' becomes a flagrant violation of national sovereignty. Perhaps when your 'law enforcement officers' are mercenaries
trying to kidnap a sitting president. (Spoiler: It's way before that.) This framing isn't new—it's the same playbook used to sanitize past interventions, merely repackaged for a new generation of policymakers who seem allergic to phrases like 'failed coup' or 'international law.'