What the U.S. Is Doing in Venezuela
theatlantic.com
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"Suppressing democracy and extracting resources at the expense of its people"
Isn't that what the previous incumbents were already doing?
in one word, neocolonialism
Maduro was a shit. The operation to take him out was a masterpiece. But for what?
The US isn't better off. Venezuelans haven't seen benefits yet. Trump learned the wrong lesson from a brilliant military operation and was convinced that he could do Iran just as easily. Perhaps the biggest wrong lesson in 150 years.