US President's 'Barbarian' Label Only for *Other* Countries
RT reports Colombian President Petro labeled Trump a 'barbarian' for launching strikes in the Caribbean. A strong word, to be sure. Yet, the same media outlets that clutch pearls over Trump's supposed 'barbarism' rarely apply such descriptors to US presidents deploying drones or military action across a dozen countries, often without UN mandate or congressional approval. Is it really 'barbaric'
when an administration targets alleged drug vessels, but 'strategic' when it bombs sovereign nations like Syria or Yemen? (According to the Congressional Research Service, the US has conducted military operations in at least 25 countries since 2001.) This selective outrage conveniently ignores decades of US foreign policy, which has routinely used military force in Latin America and beyond, often
under the guise of 'national security' or 'anti-drug operations.' The only 'barbarism' they seem to recognize is when *their* chosen narratives are challenged. Perhaps the real barbarism is the hypocrisy of judging leaders by different standards depending on how inconvenient their actions are to the established order.