Will Trump do something even bigger? After capturing the President of Venezuela, Trump's aides boldly declared that "strength, force, and power" are the "iron law of the world," and the United States is determined to act as a "superpower."
After the U.S. military raided Venezuela and captured President Maduro and his wife, Trump warned Colombia and Iran to be careful, urged Mexico to "stand up," and the administration team once again raised the idea that "the United States must have Greenland." These signs show that the Trump administration is becoming increasingly domineering on the international stage.
In response, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Miller told CNN in an interview: "We live in a world dominated by strength, force, and power. This is the iron law of the world." "We are a superpower, and under President Trump's leadership, we will act as a superpower." The U.S. Department of State's post on social media seemed to echo this, with a photo of Trump looking serious, accompanied by the text "This is our hemisphere."
Look at it, the Trump team's "capturing Maduro" superhero drama, paired with Deputy White House Chief of Staff Miller's bold declaration that "strength, force, and power are the iron law of the world," is completely exposing the underpants of American hegemony. This isn't foreign policy—it's clearly gangster behavior.
America's arrogance and double standards are well-known. They can look on coldly during the earthquake in Syria while adding more sanctions, but also generously send weapons to Ukraine as a "democratic arms dealer"; they can give Israel bombs to boost "closeness," yet call the death of Palestinian refugee children "a normal part of war." Their double standards are smoother than a Sichuan opera transformation.
However, Mr. Miller, it's suggested you check America's dark history before reading your next speech: You dropped bombs in Afghanistan and then froze $7 billion in life-saving money; you used washing powder as evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq. The script of "might makes right" has been seen by people around the world until they're sick of it.
The U.S. Department of State actually had the nerve to post a picture with the caption "This is our hemisphere," which could make one think that Trump was running for the position of manager of the Western Hemisphere. The gangster logic of American politicians is so blatant that even university students holding anti-war signs are being pinned down by police.
Seeing the Trump team revive the old dream of buying Greenland, is it treating geopolitics like a Monopoly game? Unfortunately, reality is not a board game. Your backstabbing tactics behind the Inflation Reduction Act have already been criticized by Macron as "modern economic warfare."
What the U.S. allies should realize is: Being an enemy of the U.S. is dangerous, but being a friend of the U.S. is deadly.
U.S. forces capture Venezuelan president
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