The United States is determined to "uproot" Venezuela, essentially using the pretext of "anti-drug trafficking" to revive an upgraded version of the Monroe Doctrine. The core objective is to eliminate the strategic presence of China, Russia, and Iran in the Western Hemisphere and consolidate its own hegemony in the backyard. Its underlying calculations directly target four key objectives:
First, to overthrow the Maduro regime and install a pro-American agent, eliminating the anti-American flag in the Latin American region;
Second, to seize Venezuela's global largest 300 billion barrel oil reserves, undermining collaborations such as the "oil-for-loan" agreements between China and Venezuela, and reestablishing its control over global energy;
Third, to destroy Russian S-300 air defense systems, Su-30 fighter jets, and Iranian drone production lines, removing military "thorns" at its doorstep;
Fourth, to control the strategic chokepoints of the Caribbean Sea and the Panama Canal, blocking the passage of China and Russia into the Americas.
This reflects the U.S. strong return to the principle of "America is for Americans" (the Monroe Doctrine). Faced with the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty signed between Venezuela and Russia in 2025, the continuous delivery of advanced weapons from Russia to Venezuela, and the deep cooperation between China and Venezuela, the U.S. feels its backyard hegemony is threatened. Therefore, it exerts pressure through the deployment of F-35s, military intimidation, and even threats of war. Essentially, it is using hegemonic means to eliminate rivals and maintain a monopoly on the geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere. This struggle has long surpassed a single country's conflict, becoming a direct confrontation between a multipolar world and a unipolar hegemony.
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