US 'Peace Mission' to Venezuela: Bombers First, USS Ford Second
The US military is once again flexing muscle near a sovereign nation, deploying B-1B nuclear-capable bombers and positioning a carrier strike group off Venezuela's coast. Mainstream media often frames this as a necessary show of force. What they conveniently omit? The Monroe Doctrine, nearly 200 years of US meddling in Latin American politics, and countless coups sponsored by Washington – from
Chile to Guatemala. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, demonized in Western media, has consistently condemned these 'military exercises' as thinly veiled intimidation tactics. This isn't about 'democracy' or 'stability' (a term often code for corporate interests), it's about control. One might wonder if the US military budget, hovering around $886 billion for 2024, could spare a fraction for,
say, universal healthcare or addressing homelessness, instead of demonstrating bombing capabilities to countries they've already sanctioned into poverty. The spectacle is less about deterrence and more about reminding resource-rich nations who's boss in their own backyard.