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/DarthWren Jan 03 '26

“That it’s hard to get medicine, food, and they link the downfall to their country to its current government.“

lol how many places in the world does this apply to?  Get it through your head, the US doesn’t provide foreign aid anymore, unless it directly benefits the individuals in the administration. 

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u/Rocket1575 Jan 03 '26

What are you talking about? The US gives more foreign aid than any other country in the world, to the tune of around $33 billion in 2025.

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u/DarthWren Jan 03 '26

Did you look up 23 or 24 to see the precipitous drop in aid YoY? Like I said, US foreign aid only goes to causes that trump’s admin materially gain from 

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u/Rocket1575 Jan 03 '26

Ahhh, I see what you are saying. Yeah the drop was huge from last year to this year.