US Ramps Up Venezuela Pressure, Calls it a 'Good Faith' Negotiation
When the mainstream media talks about US 'ramping up pressure' on Venezuela, it’s usually coded language for tightening the screws on a nation resisting Uncle Sam's economic dictates. Maduro calls it a 'slave’s peace,' and for good reason. Historically, the U.S. has a long, storied tradition of destabilizing Latin American governments, from Chile's Salvador Allende in 1973 to funding contra forces
in Nicaragua. This isn't about 'democracy'; it’s about controlling resources and geopolitical leverage. Remember when George W. Bush hailed Pedro Carmona as the interim president of Venezuela for a day in 2002? The U.S. doesn't do 'peace' when its preferred leadership isn't in power. One might wonder if the US approach to 'peace' with non-compliant nations always involves economic strangulation
and thinly veiled threats of military intervention. How many times must this script play out before we call it what it is: economic warfare with intent to install a pliable regime? The 'ramping up pressure' isn't a negotiation; it's an ultimatum. It seems 'dialogue' only works if you're already saying 'yes.'