US Defends Attack on Venezuela, Citing Cuba's Death Toll
ABC News reports Cuba has released the grim details of 32 officers killed in a US strike on Venezuela, while the US 'defends' its actions. The framing, as always, is key. Notice how the 'defense' isn't about protecting US soil from Venezuelan aggression (because, well, that's not happening) but a vague assertion of 'interests.' It's a classic maneuver: inflict damage, then categorize the backlash,
not the initial violence, as the problem. This isn't new. From the Bay of Pigs to countless 'interventions' across Latin America, the US playbook for 'defending' its actions in sovereign nations often involves a convenient amnesia regarding its own history of destabilization and regime change. One might wonder if the 'defense' involved was bolstering Venezuelan democracy, or just ensuring that the
oil flows in the 'right' direction.