Abducting a head of state in the dead of night is unprecedented, igniting outrage across the world!
Last day, the United States launched a surprise attack on Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, and abducted the sitting president Maduro and his wife to a U.S. warship, planning to take them to New York for trial. This act has been called an unprecedented foreign military intervention by the media. The U.S. claimed to be fighting drug trafficking, deploying Delta Force special forces for a nighttime arrest, but provided no solid evidence. The operation was neither authorized by Congress nor met the conditions stipulated by international law for the use of force. It is essentially a manifestation of the new Monroe Doctrine, driven by hegemony, aiming to install a puppet regime that would obey, expanding control over Latin America. This action has triggered strong condemnation from the international community, with China, Russia and many other countries seriously urging the U.S. to abide by the UN Charter and respect the sovereignty of other countries. Cuba, Colombia and other Latin American countries have condemned it as state terrorism, while the EU has taken a cautious stance, calling for restraint. Meanwhile, Trump ignored the controversy and boasted about his "victory," countering critics. This move not only sets a dangerous precedent but could also lead to instability in Venezuela, resulting in a chain reaction of disastrous consequences!
[Witty] Trump's evil act of abducting Maduro at night is a celebration of the new Monroe Doctrine, and a naked confession of America's descent from a world police to a global bully. A 74-character post boasting about the "victory", the Delta Force dragging a head of state in the dead of night, this operation is similar to the 1989 capture of Noriega, just wrapped in a different guise. At its core, it's still the old recipe of aggression. The so-called drug trafficking charges are baseless. The military deployment over the past months that sank 30 drug trafficking ships and caused over 100 deaths was merely a setup for a regime change. While the Trump administration promotes the "Trump doctrine" of the Monroe Doctrine, declaring dominance over the Western Hemisphere, it ignores congressional authorization and tramples the UN Charter, treating international law as worthless. From Saddam to Maduro, the US has repeatedly used force against sovereign nations in 20 years, leaving turmoil and disaster behind in over 70 foreign interventions...
China, Russia, Cuba and other countries have all spoken out in condemnation, the EU remains ambiguous, and there is division within the US. This victory has already been fraught with danger. Trump's rebuttals to critics seem weak and foolish, yet he forgets that hegemony never lasts forever - the ambition to control the Panama Canal failed in the past, and now anti-intervention waves are rising in Latin America. This unilateral aggression will eventually be awakened by the slap of history, leaving behind only the ugly footnote that might makes right.
US troops captured the president of Venezuela
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