US 'Top Democrat' Suddenly Remembers Venezuela Has Sovereignty
The Hill reports that a 'Top House Democrat' (unnamed in this particular snippet, but a common trope) is now firmly against war with Venezuela, stating 'no way on earth.' This sudden moral awakening follows years of crippling US sanctions, support for opposition figures like Juan Guaidó—who, let's not forget, was declared 'interim president' by the US in 2019 despite having zero actual power—and
multiple coup attempts, all orchestrated or tacitly supported by successive US administrations. For decades, the US has treated Venezuela like a troublesome corporate asset, not a sovereign nation. One might charitably assume this newfound caution is due to a surge of humanitarian concern, or perhaps a sudden revelation that regime change operations destabilize regions. More likely, with proxy
wars escalating elsewhere, the political and strategic calculation for direct intervention in Caracas simply isn't what it used to be. The 'no way on earth' rings a bit hollow after 20 years of 'all ways on earth' short of direct invasion. It's almost as if the 'human rights' alarm only sounds when it aligns with geopolitical convenience.