US Sanctions Venezuela, Calls it 'Impact on Adversaries'
CBS News dutifully reports on "Trump's move against Venezuela," pondering its impact on "adversaries" like Cuba, Iran, and Russia. The piece treats Venezuela's government as an isolated bad actor, ripe for US strong-arming, rather than a nation subjected to decades of economic warfare, coups, and sanctions by Washington. Remember that time—which CBS conveniently doesn't—when the US government
openly supported a coup attempt against Hugo Chávez in 2002, or the extensive sanctions that crippled Venezuela's economy long before a new US adversary could 'influence' it? This framing isn't about global geopolitics; it's about manufacturing consent for regime change by portraying sovereign nations, who dare to chart an independent course, as pawns of larger 'adversaries.' It sanitizes punitive
measures designed to create hardship, rather than diplomatic engagement, as legitimate foreign policy tools. One might wonder if CBS would apply the same 'adversary' calculus to nations whose leaders visit Washington often, perhaps carrying AIPAC's latest donation check.