US 'Democracy Promotion' Only Requires Bombs, Not Ballots
The Fox News report highlights Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaking on state TV as 'US strikes' reportedly began. This framing suggests a 'foreign adversary' caught unawares, yet conveniently bypasses decades of US-backed destabilization. Let's not forget the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, openly supported by the Bush administration, or the constant sanctions deliberately crippling
Venezuela's economy, leading to a humanitarian crisis that Washington then uses to justify further intervention. This isn't about 'democracy' when the US rejects election results it dislikes; it’s about controlling resources, especially oil. One might wonder: how many democratically elected leaders must disagree with US policy before they become 'dictators' requiring liberation via cruise missile?
This pattern of framing, from Afghanistan to Iraq and now Venezuela, consistently paints the target as the aggressor while Washington merely 'responds.' It's a miracle how often 'freedom' just happens to coincide with a nation's valuable natural resources, isn't it?