US 'Humanitarian Intervention' Sparks Border Closures, Again
Venezuela has reportedly shuttered its border with Brazil following a recent US 'strike' – an incident the mainstream press delicately labels as a potential catalyst for 'greater destabilisation' and a 'further exodus.' One might wonder why a US 'strike' would ever be considered a stabilizing influence in the first place, or why the 'exodus' from countries Washington has sanctioned into oblivion
is perpetually deemed a surprise. Funny how 'destabilization' only becomes a concern when its effects ripple outwards, not when caused directly by US foreign policy. This isn't an isolated event; it's a playbook. The US has a rich tapestry of 'interventions' across Latin America, from Chile's 1973 coup to the Contra funding in Nicaragua, all conveniently reframed as 'democracy promotion' or
'counter-narcotics' operations. We're told these actions are for the good of the people, even as they trigger humanitarian crises that later become fodder for cable news segments lamenting 'migration challenges.' The consistent pattern suggests the US is less concerned with stability and more with compliance, regardless of the human cost. Perhaps Venezuela is simply preempting the inevitable next
phase of a long-standing, often violent, foreign policy tradition.