Or the Italian PCI in 1948.
Or Shukri al-Quwatli in 1949.
Or Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953.
Or Jacobo Árbenz in 1954.
Or Abd al-Karim Qasim in 1963.
Or Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño in 1966.
Or Juan José Torres in 1971.
Or Isabel Perón in 1976.
Operation Condor. Contras. Grenada. In Latin or South America specifically, it’s difficult to find a country where the US, usually via the CIA, hasn’t funded at least an attempt at a regime change, or supported, funded, or trained a dictator or a terrorist organization in the overthrow of a(n often democratically elected but socialist) government.
“Big Business” interests are also (and always) in play. Whatever it takes to acquire and maintain McDonald’s and Starbucks interests in foreign markets. So many shareholders to keep happy. So many CEO bonuses to pad out.
What the hell is with Boingboing’s blatantly inaccurate, clickgrabby headlines recently? There’s absolutely nothing in the linked article to support the claim that Trump planned a Venezuela coup.
Are you that desperate for clicks that you’re willing to sacrifice honesty? Are you okay with that when you look into the mirror and contemplate what kind of person you are?
Two-Scoops likes the idea of playing general because he wants all that public adulation Roosevelt got for steering the country through WWII. He has no idea of the kind of suffering a war would inflict on the world and does not care. Likewise for the effect on his base. No consequences from his actions matter to him unless it affects him, directly and personally; at which point he throws his usual kicking and screaming tantrum.
The only possible idea that would make him stop pestering the generals for “a war, any war, I wanna war, now now now NOW NOWWW!” would be to find something he cannot live without (say, certain products for his skin and hair, or perhaps something to keep his golf links looking green) and prove that a war would destroy the supply.
The main problem being refugees fleeing economic catastrophe to US allies Brazil and Colombia and the Venezuelan military forces selling off their equipment to narcotraffickers, terrorists and rogue states like the fire sales after the collapse of the USSR.
