US Normalizes 'Power Grabs' After Decades of Normalizing Them
The mainstream media, bless its heart, has stumbled upon a shocking revelation: the US 'normalizes power grabs.' An expert, cited by Al Jazeera, concludes that Washington's interventions in Venezuela, including recognizing an opposition leader as interim president in 2019, are deeply hypocritical. This, for any casual observer of history, is less an 'expert' opinion and more a basic summary of
American foreign policy since, well, forever. From Chile's Salvador Allende in 1973 to Iraq's Saddam Hussein in 2003, the U.S. has a gilded trophy case of 'normalizing' unilateral action when it serves its geopolitical interests, often under the guise of 'democracy promotion.' One might wonder if these 'experts' only notice the US 'skirting international law' when it's politically safe, not when
it involves, say, funding coups (Guatemala 1954, anyone?) or weaponizing sanctions against dozens of sovereign nations. The pretense of shock at U.S. conduct abroad, particularly when it contradicts international norms, suggests a selective amnesia. How many 'rules-based orders' does an empire get to break before the press finds a pattern, rather than a new 'normalization'?