Donald Trump’s bombing of Venezuela and abduction of President Maduro is part of a larger imperialist plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America, control the region’s natural resources (oil, gas, critical minerals, rare earths), and create a new supply chain that cuts out China.

The United States has launched a full-frontal attack not only against Venezuela, but against all of Latin America — and even against the basic concept of sovereignty.

Donald Trump ordered the US military on January 3 to bomb Venezuela, to kidnap its constitutional President Nicolás Maduro, and to send him to New York to be subjected to a show trial on politically motivated charges.Hi, what are you looking for?



This brazen assault on Venezuela is part of a larger US imperialist offensive in Latin America as a whole. The Trump administration has openly invoked the 202-year-old colonial Monroe Doctrine, and has updated it for the 21st century, proudly dubbing it the “Donroe Doctrine”.

By attacking Venezuela, the US empire hopes to accomplish several goals:

Impose US hegemony in Latin America (from the Monroe Doctrine to the Donroe Doctrine).
Exploit Venezuela’s natural resources (oil, gas, critical minerals, and rare earth elements), as part of an attempt to build a new supply chain in the western hemisphere.
Cut off Latin America’s ties with China (as well as with Russia and Iran).
Threaten other left-wing governments in the region (primarily Cuba and Nicaragua, but also Brazil and Colombia).
Destroy the project of regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (in organizations like the ALBA and CELAC).
Sabotage Global South unity (given Venezuela’s support for Palestine, Iran, African liberation struggles, etc.).

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