Source: Antiwar.com
by Ron Paul
“As was the case the morning after ‘Shock and Awe’ signaled the start of the Iraq war, many are cheering the US military raid on Venezuela and capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro. Overwhelming US military power – and likely some bribed Venezuelan officials – ensured that the operation was swift and dramatic. This was not a war, we were told. It was just a surgical operation to remove a criminal dictator and restore democracy to the country. American oil companies would soon get even richer exploiting the country’s vast oil reserves. This time it will be different! If all of this sounds familiar that’s because it is the same narrative used each time the US has launched a ‘regime change’ operation this century.” (01/06/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/paul/2026/01/05/regime-change-and-nation-building-are-back