US 'Democracy Promotion' Only Applies To Countries With Oil
The NYT's narrative focuses on current 'pressure' tactics, but ignores a long, destabilizing history. The US has a documented legacy of intervention in Latin America, from the 1973 Chilean coup against Allende to the 2002 attempted coup against Chávez in Venezuela. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton openly admitted in 2022 to planning such coups, stating, "As somebody who has helped plan
coups d’état, not here, but other places, it takes a lot of work." This wasn't about democracy; it was about control of resources, specifically Venezuela's vast oil reserves, the largest proven in the world. So, when the media talks about "escalating pressure," one might wonder if that pressure is more about crude oil than crude democracy. How many sovereign nations must endure US-orchestrated
instability before we question the 'benevolent' intentions?