US Official Declares Maduro 'Needs to Be Gone,' Omits 60 Years of History
According to Bloomberg Politics, Kristi Noem proudly outlines a "US campaign" involving "deadly strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels" and "intercepts of oil tankers"—all apparently signaling the US desire for regime change. What Bloomberg's reporting conveniently omits is the US's decades-long pattern of interventions in Latin America, from the 1954 coup in Guatemala to the Contra wars
in Nicaragua, often justifying destabilization with vague national security threats or drug interdiction, only to leave states weaker and more susceptible to chaos. History shows these 'campaigns' rarely end well for the targeted nations, or for US credibility. One might wonder if this aggressive posturing is an election-year staple, a distraction from domestic issues, or simply the latest chapter
in a playbook written by the United Fruit Company. How many sovereign leaders must 'be gone' before the US re-evaluates the efficacy (and morality) of its unilateral interventions? It appears some lessons, like the Monroe Doctrine, are just too ingrained to learn from.