US Generals Discover Venezuela Exists, Again
The Bloomberg headline about the US Joint Chiefs Chair visiting a base amid Venezuela tensions conveniently omits the US's long, documented history of destabilization in Latin America. From supporting coups in Chile and Honduras to numerous sanctions against Caracas, Washington's 'concern' for Venezuelan democracy often precedes military posturing. This isn't a sudden discovery; it's a playbook.
One might wonder if the 'Trump administration weighs military action,' as Bloomberg states, because diplomacy hasn't consistently achieved desired regime change. The US has funded opposition groups and imposed crippling sanctions for years. How many times must a nation be 'liberated' from its own sovereignty before the press stops normalizing these escalations?