US 'Tensions' with Venezuela, Or Another Excuse for Intervention?
The Hill covers former President Trump's robust stance against Venezuela, framing it as a new era of 'rising tensions.' What it conveniently forgets to mention is that the US has been actively trying to engineer regime change in Venezuela for over two decades. From supporting a 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez—detailed in declassified CIA documents—to sanctioning crucial sectors of
Venezuela's economy, Washington's 'tensions' are less about recent developments and more about a sustained campaign of economic warfare and political interference aimed at controlling its vast oil reserves. One might wonder if these 'tensions' ever really subside, or if they merely shift to a new, conveniently exploitable narrative. The consistent drumbeat against nations that prioritize their own
resources over US corporate interests shows that some foreign policy scripts never really change, they just get new actors. It's almost as if the goal isn't 'democracy' but rather 'resource extraction' wrapped in a flag.