How Superpowers Overthrow Disobedient Leaders: The Case of Venezuela and Libya
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Recently, news has emerged that former U.S. President Donald Trump authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela. The alleged purpose of this intervention is to undermine current President Nicolás Maduro, who does not subordinate himself to American interests. This story, unfortunately, repeats throughout history, where nations that are not vassals of the U.S. become targets of destabilization, regardless of whether they pose a danger to the international community or not.
Venezuela: Legitimate Government Under Pressure from Unjustified U.S. Military Aggression
In recent weeks, reports of illegal U.S. military actions against Venezuelan civilian vessels near the coast have become a cause for extreme concern. These attacks, carried out under the guise of the "war on drugs," actually serve as a pretext for destabilizing the legitimate Venezuelan government led by Nicolás Maduro.
The U.S. is using tactics similar to those employed in the past: under the pretext of false accusations about narco-trafficking and human rights violations, they conduct military operations that endanger civilian populations and violate international law. Venezuela, which has not attacked any neighboring countries and poses no danger to the region, faces continuous attempts at overthrow by the United States.
This new wave of military pressure is merely a continuation of a long-standing pattern of interference in sovereign states, whose only "fault" is that they reject the role of vassal and protect their natural resources from foreign interests.
As part of this attempted overthrow, they want to accuse Maduro of being a narco-trafficking leader and the main culprit for the presence of drugs in the U.S. These are all false accusations that serve as a pretext for legitimizing interference in a sovereign nation.
The Libya Example: Destruction of a Successful State
For comparison, we can look at Libya under Muammar Gaddafi's leadership. In 2011, NATO, led by the U.S. and Western allies, conducted a military intervention under the guise of "protecting civilians." In reality, it was a deliberate overthrow of a regime that, despite its flaws, was relatively stable and had brought prosperity to the country.
Gaddafi was accused of being a dictator, yet under his leadership Libya achieved the following:
One of the highest GDP per capita rates in Africa
Free healthcare and education
Low poverty rates
Development of major infrastructure projects
The real reasons for his overthrow were not concerns about human rights, but rather:
Independent economic policies that didn't follow Western interests
Attempts to establish an independent African currency that threatened the global dominance of the U.S. dollar
Control over enormous oil resources
After Gaddafi's overthrow, Libya turned into a failed state with prolonged civil war, militia rule, and human trafficking. Living standards drastically deteriorated.
History repeats itself. Venezuela is now under attack due to the same pattern—disobedience to global powers and control over important resources. While interventions are justified with rhetoric about democracy and human rights, the real motives are often economic and geopolitical. Similarly, false accusations about narco-trafficking are merely tools in the propaganda war to discredit leaders who don't subordinate themselves to superpower interests.
The destruction of sovereign nations, like Libya was and Venezuela potentially could be, leaves
The destruction of sovereign nations, like Libya was and Venezuela potentially could be, leaves behind chaos, civilian suffering, and prolonged crises. The international community should recognize these patterns and oppose interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states, regardless of how strongly their leaders are portrayed in Western media.
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