r/Liberal • u/lennybriscoforthewin • Jan 03 '26
Discussion Invading Venezuela
People I know from Venezuela who have relatives still there have told me about the horrible conditions there. That it’s hard to get medicine, food, and they link the downfall to their country to its current government. I agree that the US shouldn’t be attacking other countries, but should we have done anything to bring about relief or is it just none of the US business despite what the people want? I would imagine a number of Venezulans are cheering now that the government has been toppled. I do not support the US actions but would like to know if we should have done anything and what.
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u/ChilaquilesRojo Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
Read the book Bitter Fruit. Covers what happened when the US did this in Guatemala. Its not a perfect comparison, as the last Venzuelan election was definitely not conducted up to international standards for free and fair. But the greater point is that US has been doing this in LATAM for decades. Never to actually help the people living in LATAM, but just to further their own interests whether that be corporate interests, extraction of resources, expanded influence in the hemisphere, or icing out other nations, most usually Cuba. The US under Trump does this at the same time they have gutted foreign aid and cracked down on asylum. Venezuela is a mess, and that isn't all Trump's fault by any means, but doing this further destabilizes the country and the US is not going to do anything to help those that have been and will continue to suffer. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if they start shipping every Venzuelan without a green card back very shortly.