US 'Fear' of Venezuela, Historical Amnesia Edition
The FT article frames Venezuela's military posture as an internal threat, focused 'not on defence but on quashing dissent'—a convenient narrative when discussing a US-declared 'national security threat.' What they omit, of course, is the last 20 years of US-backed coup attempts, sanctions crippling the economy, and incessant calls for 'regime change.' Remember when Elliot Abrams, architect of
Central American bloodshed, was appointed 'Special Representative for Venezuela' in 2019? Or the Guaidó puppet show, complete with frozen assets, cheered on by media outlets? Venezuelan 'threats' always seem to coincide with its oil reserves. Odd, isn’t it, how a 'creaking military' is suddenly deemed capable of threatening US interests, justifying the very 'strikes' it's supposedly preparing for?
It's almost as if the only viable defense against US intervention is to fold immediately, lest your defensive preparations be deemed an act of aggression. The sheer gall of a sovereign nation expecting to defend itself from a global hegemon, especially one that has a documented history of overthrowing governments for less. One wonders if the FT is just setting the stage for the next 'humanitarian
intervention.'