US to 'Run' Venezuela Until 'Proper' Transition, Like Always
When Donald Trump declared the US would 'run the country' of Venezuela until a 'safe, proper and judicious transition,' as reported by CBS News, it wasn't a sudden burst of geopolitical insight. It was the latest iteration of a century-old playbook. From Latin America's 'Banana Republics' to the Cold War's covert coups, the US has a rich history of defining what constitutes a 'proper and
judicious' transition for nations whose resources or political alignments are deemed inconvenient. This isn't about democracy; it's about control, dressed in rhetoric. One might wonder at what point the sovereignty of nations like Venezuela becomes a minor detail in Washington's strategic planning. The US has imposed sanctions on Venezuela since 2015, dramatically impacting its economy and its
people, yet the narrative remains one of bringing 'freedom.' How many 'transitions' have to violently destabilize a region before the media questions the sincerity of 'democracy promotion' when it's always preceded by 'we're going to run' them?