The US naval buildup off Venezuela's coast is not about drug interdiction, but imperial pressure. Caracas's response, grounded in asymmetric defense and bolstered by key Eurasian alliances, has transformed a lopsided showdown into a contest of global powers.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6004700

The US naval buildup off Venezuela’s coast is not about drug interdiction, but imperial pressure. Caracas’s response, grounded in asymmetric defense and bolstered by key Eurasian alliances, has transformed a lopsided showdown into a contest of global powers.

The US has entered a new phase in its long war on Venezuela. Having exhausted economic and diplomatic tools, it has now turned to the military lever, dispatching warships to the Caribbean in a naked display of force.

This escalation caps years of imperial targeting of the Bolivarian government in Caracas – beginning with sweeping sanctions under former US President Barack Obama, tightened to unprecedented levels under President Donald Trump, and sustained through bipartisan consensus.

Officially, Washington frames this as part of a broad “counter narcotics” campaign targeting so-called terrorist organizations. But that story collapses under scrutiny. What the US really seeks is regime change and regional control, thinly veiled behind drug war rhetoric.

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  • Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    Honestly, I’m half tempted to create a “how far along the cyberpunk timeline are we?” Tracker. This reads exactly like the beginning of a wider “narcos” war that will inevitably destroy the US.