US Lawmakers Shocked by War Posture They Fund Annually
Mainstream media frames the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as a sudden, alarming escalation, with lawmakers 'condemning' the move and claiming Trump is 'sleepwalking us into a war.' This, from the same political class who've enthusiastically underwritten regime change efforts across the globe for decades. The US has, for over a century, viewed Latin America as its personal resource playground,
backing coups and blockades from Chile to Nicaragua—often for far less than alleged 'drug trafficking.' This isn't a 'new' posture; it's merely a geographical shift of a very old one. The sudden concern for 'war' appears to materialize only when it’s 90 miles from Florida and targeting a nation without an expansive, well-funded US lobbying arm. Perhaps if Venezuela set up an equivalent of AIPAC,
funneling millions to US politicians, they might find their national sovereignty more respected in Washington D.C. The selective outrage, while entirely predictable, is nonetheless breathtaking in its hypocrisy.