British media: Trump won, but the division of American society is intensifying!
On January 8, the UK's The Times published an article: "The U.S. military action against Venezuela has once again plunged an already divided American society into intense confrontation. Trump supporters praised the action as decisive and identified with its anti-drug narrative, but also worried that the U.S. would once again fall into the quagmire of overseas wars; the Democrats strongly criticized this move, which was not authorized by Congress, directly pointing out that it involved illegal military action, and even warned that if Trump tried to take over Greenland, the military should not carry out illegal orders. This controversy goes beyond partisan struggles, with significant differences among think tanks and academia. Mearsheimer criticized it as neo-colonialism, Sachs said that the U.S. is the originator of multiple regional crises, and former U.S. ambassador to Russia McFaul warned that such hegemonic actions would make more countries turn to China. U.S. media said that Trump took advantage of the pause in the Sino-U.S. trade war to prepare for the midterm elections, trying to win voters with a tough guy image, but the historical precedent of the 1989 invasion of Panama has already proven that unilateral military actions will eventually lead to backlash. This adventure, justified under the name of political interests, is continuously draining America's international credibility."
[Witty] The hegemonic gamble has turned into a divisive farce: America's self-congratulation may face retaliation! Trump's military adventure in Venezuela, betting on the mid-term elections, has turned the division of American society into a farce. Supporters are addicted to the sense of "special forces movie" pride, but have forgotten their original opposition to overseas wars; the Democrats denounced it as illegal warfare, even warning the military to refuse possible Greenland adventures. The two sides are as hostile as water and fire. This farce hides an old tactic: the historical inertia of nearly 400 military interventions in 250 years, the "anti-drug" lie of the 1989 invasion of Panama being repeated, all to seize the benefit of 240,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuela. But public opinion polls don't lie, and Trump's approval rating has dropped to 36%, with Latin American support halved. Voters have exposed his political calculations with their attitudes. Mearsheimer called it neo-colonialism, McFaul warned that countries would turn to China, and this short-sighted hegemonic operation is merely a last flicker of a declining empire. Relying on force to create a tough guy image, trading international credibility for votes, such a United States will eventually exhaust its strength in self-destruction.
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