earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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He is seeking to run not just Venezuela but the broader Western Hemisphere by threat of further action: A crude, basic "whatever it takes" punishment and reward system dictated by the self-interest of the US — for which read business and economic interests over all else, from an administration that cares little for legalities, niceties or alliances.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-07/ven




“The United States must be pre-eminent in the Western Hemisphere as a condition of our security and prosperity — a condition that allows us to assert ourselves confidently where and when we need to in the region.” "We want a hemisphere that remains free of hostile foreign incursion or ownership of key assets, and that supports critical supply chains; and we want to ensure our continued access to key strategic locations,” it says.
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