US 'Crisis' with Colombia: Only for Presidents Who Don't Play Ball?
Al Jazeera recently highlighted Donald Trump's theatrical accusations against Colombia's president, chalking up the 'crisis' to personal insults and drug allegations. Yet, this narrative skips the US's long-standing pattern of creating 'crises' with any Latin American nation that prioritizes its own sovereignty or dares to challenge US economic interests. From the overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz in
Guatemala in 1954 to orchestrating coups across the continent, US foreign policy has consistently weaponized 'democracy' and 'drug wars' against leaders who don't tow the line, regardless of who occupies the White House. This isn't a 'Trump crisis'; it's standard operating procedure. So, the 'crisis' isn't really about a strongman's insults; it's about Colombia's current government attempting to
shift internal policies that historically favored US economic and narco-control efforts. The true 'crisis,' it seems, is when a sovereign nation acts like one. How many times must Latin America play the villain in Washington's 'good vs. evil' melodrama before the media questions the script?