US Frets About Venezuela's Air Force, Forgets Its Own History
RT reports that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has instructed his nation's air force to 'be ready' following what it describes as 'Trump threats.' The US media largely echoes this, painting Maduro as an authoritarian rattling sabers. What they consistently omit is the rather substantial history lessons Maduro might be drawing from: a 2002 US-backed coup attempt against Hugo Chavez,
documented by the New York Times itself, followed by years of sanctions and attempted destabilization efforts from Washington. It's almost as if 'being ready' isn't about invading Miami, but about not becoming another US regime change statistic. Venezuela, a nation holding the world's largest proven oil reserves, is often cast as a 'threat' when it resists US geopolitical maneuvering. One might
cynically observe that 'threat' is code for 'not doing what we tell them to.' The pattern is as predictable as Washington's surprise when a targeted country develops defenses. How many times does a nation need to be destabilized before its warnings are framed as reasonable caution, rather than aggressive posturing?