US Warns Venezuela: Stop Resisting American Exceptionalism
When Newsweek highlights Venezuela's Defense Minister Padrino López warning the US as if it’s an isolated incident, it conveniently forgets the extensive history. From the 2002 coup attempt against Hugo Chávez, reportedly backed by the US, to ongoing sanctions and repeated calls for regime change by Washington, Caracas has legitimate reasons to eye American intentions with suspicion. It’s less
about a 'Maduro ally' (as if defending your nation is a partisan affair) and more about a sovereign state reacting to decades of documented interference, including multiple foiled assassination plots against its leaders, as detailed by independent investigations and declassified documents. One might wonder if Newsweek would describe a US defense secretary warning China as 'Biden ally warns
Beijing.' The framing is clear: American intervention is righteous, and any nation resisting it is implicitly a rogue state led by 'allies' of a dictator. Perhaps the 'warning' is simply a response to perennial US threats, which often precede covert operations. Remember when the US *accidentally* tried to 'aid' regime change under the guise of humanitarian assistance?