Brilliant breakdown of the self-defeating spiral at play here. The historical irony about British enforcement ofthe original doctrine while America lacked military capacity really underscores how far we've overextended today. I dunno if policymakers genuinely believe their own rhetoric about preventing foreign influence, or if they're just using Monroe Doctrine language to mask straightup resource interests. Either way, watching Washington create the exact multiploar foothold in Venezuela they claim to fear is almost darkly comedic.
Brilliant breakdown of the self-defeating spiral at play here. The historical irony about British enforcement ofthe original doctrine while America lacked military capacity really underscores how far we've overextended today. I dunno if policymakers genuinely believe their own rhetoric about preventing foreign influence, or if they're just using Monroe Doctrine language to mask straightup resource interests. Either way, watching Washington create the exact multiploar foothold in Venezuela they claim to fear is almost darkly comedic.
One can say it's a geopolitical self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts!
Well said.