US Intervention in Venezuela: A 'Forever War' for 'Democracy'
The BBC, with a straight face, tells us Trump stated US involvement in Venezuela 'could last years'. This isn't a prediction, it's a statement of ongoing historical fact, conveniently framed as a future possibility. Venezuela, with its vast oil reserves, has been a US policy target long before Chávez or Maduro, dating back to sanctions in 1919 and numerous interventions across Latin America
detailed in works like 'A Century of US Intervention' by Greg Grandin. To present this as potentially new or finite is an epic silence on a century of meddling. When US presidents talk about 'involvement' with resource-rich nations, it often translates to destabilization, sanctions, and economic strangulation until the 'right' leadership is installed. How many 'years' did the interventions in
Chile, Nicaragua, or Cuba last? The BBC's framing suggests a novel development, rather than a continuation of what former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles might have called the 'natural order' for US southern neighbors.