Trump declared war on Canada upon taking office, and this country isn't prepared for the coming US invasion

The threat is not abstract or confined to some distant future, but is immediate and demands a fundamental recalibration of Canadian defence and foreign policy before it's too late. 

By Fareed Khan 
A version of this can be found on Substack. 

Since Donald Trump assumed the American presidency for his second term in January 2025, the United States has pursued a calculated campaign of economic coercion, rhetorical intimidation, and internal destabilization against Canada.  These actions amount to an undeclared war that erodes Canadian sovereignty without crossing into open military confrontation (yet).  Far from the traditional alliance built on shared defence and trade, the US-Canada relationship has been transformed into one of predation under Trump’s administration, where American power is leveraged to weaken and eventually absorb its northern neighbour. 

This is not mere speculation but a pattern evident in exorbitant tariffs on key exports, baseless accusations linking Canada to fentanyl flows into the US, allegations of Canada’s lax border insecurity, and public musings about Canada becoming the 51st state.  Regrettably the Canadian government’s hesitation in decisively and aggressively responding fuels public anxiety and highlight the urgency of the situation.

The tactics employed by Trump bear a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler’s approach to Austria in the years leading to the 1938 Anschluss.  Hitler did not launch an immediate invasion, instead, he waged a war of nerves—a multi-year strategy of coercion, intimidation and subversion—often described as a “cold Anschluss.”  Through an aggressive propaganda campaign he portrayed Austria as a natural part of a greater German realm, funded and encouraged sympathetic factions within Austria to agitate for unification, applied economic leverage to create dependency and crisis, and issued ultimatums to the Austrian Chancellor.  This forced concessions that culminated in a rapid and essentially unopposed German troop crossing on March 12, 1938, after the Austrian government had already collapsed.  The result was a bloodless annexation that Hitler framed as inevitable and mutually beneficial.

Trump’s strategy follows a parallel script to Hitler’s.  During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos he made claims that Canada survives only through American benevolence, while his administration coordinates with groups advocating Alberta’s separation in a manner reminiscent of Nazi Germany's support for annexationist factions in Austria.  Punitive tariffs on automobiles, aluminum, steel, and lumber have been imposed and been increased, with explicit warnings of 100 percent tariffs should Canada pursue independent trade ties with China.  Additionally, he has made public statements have demeaning Canada's leaders by referring to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and current PM Mark Carney “governor”, and has threatened infrastructure projects like the Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor and Detroit, unless Canada offers concessions.  These steps systematically undermine Canada's economic stability and national cohesion, softening resistance ahead of potential absorption, just as Hitler’s incremental pressures dismantled Austrian independence and stability before the final march across the border.

Canadians themselves have registered this shift in threat perception with remarkable clarity.  Multiple independent surveys conducted in late 2025 and early 2026 reveal that a majority now consider the US as the foremost danger to national security in the eyes of the public, eclipsing long-standing concerns about China or Russia.  One Nanos poll found that 55% of respondents identified the US as the greatest security threat, making it 3.5 times more likely to be named than China, and significantly ahead of Russia at 14%. 

Another survey indicated that 49% of Canadians view the United States as the single greatest threat to world peace, outpacing Russia by 20 points.  Even more alarmingly, polling in early 2026 showed that 57. 9% of Canadians consider a direct American military invasion plausible in the near term.  These figures mark a historic reversal, because for generations, the US was seen as a dependable partner.  Today, ordinary citizens across the political spectrum express fears of economic strangulation or worse, with many reporting increased interest in personal preparedness measures in the event of an American military assault.  The polling numbers demonstrate that Canadians no longer regard traditional adversaries as the primary risk.  The clear and present danger to Canada at this time emanates from Washington DC.

Compounding the danger is the evident lack of readiness within Canadian government and public institutions to respond to a American military incursion.  Senior officials within the Carney government continue to frame bilateral ties in terms of a longstanding and unbreakable partnership, insisting on cooperation despite aggressive US measures aimed at key economic sectors and territorial claims.  Comments about defence and security prioritize ongoing NORAD and NATO operations over standalone contingency measures to the US threat, and diplomatic statements emphasize outreach efforts that overlook the long-term impact of prolonged American trade pressures and internal division tactics.  To date, no comprehensive public strategies have emerged for strengthening Canada's border with the US, prioritizing military preparedness, or implementing protective economic policies to endure extended coercion or possible military action by the US.

Of particular concern is the absence of any framework to counter a scenario in which the US applies the same approach used in Venezuela—leveraging economic and political pressures, followed by military action to orchestrate a change in leadership more aligned with Trump's agenda.  The recent US military strike and regime realignment there serve as a clear precedent for how resource-driven imperialism can force governmental change without full-scale conventional war, through sanctions, support for sympathetic factions, and strategic ultimatums.

In Canada, there are no apparent protocols to detect or neutralize comparable influence campaigns, such as the Trump regime coordinating with Alberta separatists, or amplifying calls for structural changes that could install more compliant political figures sympathetic to the US administration’s agenda.  As Adam Gordon, a visiting fellow at the Cascade Institute and former senior legal and policy adviser to Canadian foreign affairs ministers, warned in the wake of the Venezuela operation, “We can’t take off the table anymore the idea that it is at least plausible that there would be some use of force or threat of use of force, and we need to be prepared for that.”

This shortfall in Canadian preparedness propagates a dangerous complacency.  Vague statements by Carney or his ministers offer only broad assurances of national strength without specifying actionable defences for the population or key infrastructure.  Canadians are left with no evident strategy to safeguard territorial sovereignty or personal security, heightening feelings of exposure.

Experts are sounding alarms that are going unheeded, with international security scholar Aisha Ahmad of the University of Toronto stating bluntly that, “There is no political party, or leader, willing to relinquish Canadian sovereignty over economic coercion, and so if the US wanted to annex Canada, it would have to invade.” She added that, “Trump is delusional if he believes that 40 million Canadians will passively accept conquest without resistance.”

American political analyst Eric Ham echoed this in direct reference to the Venezuela precedent, calling it “a clear warning shot” for Canada and urging immediate recognition that Trump’s territorial ambitions extend northward.  Urgent steps, from expanding independent intelligence operations and securing new international partnerships to accelerating domestic production capabilities and even considering measures once unthinkable—mandatory military service, a hardened land border, acquiring nuclear weapons—are essential to avoid the fate of states that dismissed early warning signs until external forces dictated their leadership and future.

The broader international behaviour of the Trump regime underscores the gravity of the situation.  In rapid succession, the United States has launched an unprovoked war against Iran, increased the blockade of Cuba by blocking tankers from delivering essential fuel supplies, advanced explicit ambitions to assert control over Greenland and the Panama Canal under a revived hemispheric dominance doctrine, and executed military action leading to regime change in Venezuela.  These operations demonstrate a pattern of unilateral force and territorial appetite that treats smaller or neighbouring states as vassals that exist to serve the economic and security agenda of the US.

These actions illustrate that Canada is not dealing with a rational negotiating partner but a leader whose style is marked by sociopathic behaviour, erratic escalation, disregard for established norms, and a willingness to upend alliances for perceived economic and political gain.  Facing such unpredictability requires immediate recognition that traditional diplomacy with the US offers little protection, and that preparation must treat the possibility of further escalation as a realistic contingency rather than a remote hypothetical.

Independent assessments by security scholars and economists echo and amplify these concerns, consistently positioning the Trump administration as a more acute danger to Canada than either Beijing or Moscow.  Janice Gross Stein, a leading professor of conflict management at the University of Toronto, has analyzed the 2025 US National Security Strategy as a deliberate return to 19th-century spheres-of-influence thinking that explicitly challenges Canadian control over its Arctic waters and resources, framing it as incompatible with American hemispheric priorities.

Michael Devereux, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia, observes that longstanding assumptions of reliability have collapsed.  “We’ve always seen the US as a very strong and reliable ally.  That has really been undermined in the last year.”  Aaron Ettinger, a political-science professor at Carleton University, warns that bilateral ties have reached a dangerous “precipice,” where continued provocations risk irreversible damage to sovereignty and economic stability. 

These voices, drawn from academic and policy circles, converge on a sobering conclusion—the US threat is not abstract or confined to some distant future, but is immediate and structural, demanding a fundamental recalibration of Canadian defence and foreign policy before it's too late.

All the evidence available since Trump took office in 2025—from targeted economic sabotage and propaganda mirroring pre-Anschluss Austria, through public opinion data that now ranks the US as the top security threat above all other powers, the administration’s record of aggressive interventions elsewhere, to the absence of credible Canadian defensive planning—paints a coherent picture of hostile intent towards a nation that has been America’s closest friend, neighbour, biggest trading partner, and strongest ally.

In the face of what is on the horizon Canadians cannot afford denial or delay.  The window for building resilience, forging new alliances, and hardening national defences is narrowing.  History shows that nations which fail to confront incremental aggression early pay a far higher price later.  The time to acknowledge the reality and act decisively is now, before Trump’s rhetoric becomes reality and economic blackmail gives way to something far more dangerous and violent.

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Trump’s State of the Union speech shows a narcissistic, sociopath who is a danger to Americans and the world

Fascism in the vein of Hitler's regime is starkly manifest in Trump's America, in its cult of personality, in threats against those that oppose him, and fervent white nationalism and white supremacy.

 

By Fareed Khan 
A version of this can be found on Substack.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address the United States is at a crossroads, grappling with a vision of leadership that prioritizes spectacle over substance. Delivered in the House of Representatives chamber the speech clocked in at an unprecedented 1 hour and 48 minutes, shattering records for length while offering a barrage of claims about economic revival, border security, and global dominance that were not based in reality. This marathon speech painted a picture of America resurgent under Trump’s stewardship. Yet, beneath the bravado and the chants of “USA” from Republicans in the chamber, the address revealed deeper fissures in the fabric of American democracy—echoes of a superpower diminished and declining not due to external forces, but by internal deceptions, divisions, corruption and hubris.

Trump’s narrative centred on an economy he described as “roaring” and “booming,” crediting his policies for record job growth and plummeting inflation. He boasted of unemployment holding steady at around 4.3%, with wage growth outpacing inflation and consumer confidence on the rise. However, these assertions mask a more troubling reality. Fact-checkers noted exaggerations, such as his claim of inheriting a “stagnant economy” from the previous administration, when in truth, he built upon a post-pandemic recovery already underway during Joe Biden’s last year in office. American GDP growth slowed to 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, attributed in part to a prolonged government shutdown the prior year. Such selective storytelling fosters a culture where facts are malleable, tailored to fit a narrative of unassailable success, leaving citizens starved of objective truth and vulnerable to manipulated perceptions.

The speech’s emphasis on immigration enforcement further highlighted a troubling embrace of cruelty over humanity. Trump clashed sharply with Democrats, accusing them of prioritizing “illegal aliens” over American citizens and urging the passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—a law condemned by the American Civil Liberties Union—to mandate proof of citizenship for voting. He touted mass deportations and border security as triumphs, claiming the border is now “secure” and crime rates are dropping. Yet, reports indicate that operations by what many American’s are calling the “ICE gestapo” (Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents) have led to the detention of tens of thousands, including US citizens, and at least two American deaths in custody, as well as the public shootings of two American citizens in Minnesota. This approach sees compassion as a weakness, celebrating policies that inflict suffering on vulnerable populations while ignoring the human cost. Outrage is reserved not for these injustices, but for any critique of Trump’s lies, by his army of MAGA trolls who worship the ground he walks on.

Trump’s portrayal of himself as a saviour figure—a billionaire outsider rescuing the nation from decline— was on full display. He honoured heroes like the US men’s hockey team and awarded medals, framing himself as the architect of national renewal amid the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary. Supporters on social media hailed the speech as “epic” and “thrilling,” praising his invocation of Judeo-Christian values and declaration of America as a “Christian nation,” a supreme irony given the decidedly anti-Christian practices of his administration. However, this adulation overlooks his history of legal troubles, including more than 30 convictions that his MAGA base dismisses as political persecution. The address recycled unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, sowing doubt in democratic processes and feeding conspiracy theories that sustain his grip on power.

A particularly alarming theme emerged in Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements, where he positioned the US as a dominant global force which, in reality, is wreaking calculated havoc abroad. He addressed tensions with Iran, stating they “want to make a deal more than I do” but refusing to budge on nuclear ambitions, while boasting of “Operation Midnight Hammer” that allegedly obliterated their program. He mentioned seizing 80 million barrels of Venezuelan oil following the attack on Maduro’s regime, framing it as an economic win.

Such actions, presented as triumphs, resemble unchecked aggression, scorching distant lands with the fire of American interventionism. The global community watches warily, aware that one reckless move could unleash catastrophe, where international relationships are undone due to colonial and imperialistic ambitions.

Domestically, the speech exacerbated existing divisions, splitting the nation into echo chambers of resentment. Trump lambasted Democrats for not standing during applause lines on protecting citizens, supporting victims of crimes by undocumented immigrants, or endorsing voter ID laws. Incidents like Democratic Rep. Al Green’s removal for holding a sign reading “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES” underscored the racial tensions simmering beneath the surface. His base consumes these narratives through social media, where memes and half-truths nourish a worldview of supremacy, declaring that Trumpian acolytes are the true guardians of society while demonizing others as traitors.

Even the tech sector’s billionaire moguls—individuals whose vast fortunes insulate them from the everyday hardships faced by ordinary people—now display a disturbing deference to Trump’s authoritarian leanings. During the address, he proudly announced a so-called “Rate Payer Protection Pledge,“ claiming he had secured agreements with major AI and tech companies to ensure they cover their own electricity costs for power-hungry data centres, framing himself as an unrivalled master negotiator who shields everyday consumers from rising bills.

Yet this supposed triumph reveals a deeper capitulation. These once-independent titans of Silicon Valley who built empires on disruption and free inquiry, now appear to bend the knee to a leader whose governance increasingly resembles that of tyrants in authoritarian regimes. By aligning with policies that prioritize short-term optics over principled oversight, they help sustain a man who thrives on division, spectacle, and the erosion of accountability. What begins as pragmatic self-interest in powering AI ambitions risks becoming complicity in a broader fog of moral and democratic decrepitude. 

The address’s combative turn, about an hour in, shifted from optimism to grievances against the Supreme Court for striking down his global tariffs—a policy he vowed to resurrect through new means, even suggesting tariffs could eventually replace income taxes. The fact that he was critical of the four justices sitting before him (a majority refused to attend), whose job is to be a check against government overreach illustrates a leader who greets any criticism with scorn, continuing to pursue discredited ideas with renewed vigour despite their illegality, much like the fable of the emperor with no clothes being flattered by his subjects. 

As the speech unfolded, one could say that Americans were witnessing another step in the slow unravelling of world’s oldest constitutional democracy. Many of the proposals outlined in Trump’s speech, sounded appealing but lacked the legislative details, serving more as a political rallying cry aimed at the mid-term elections rather than substantive policy proposals. With approval ratings for Trump hovering lower than ever the address aimed to reset his agenda amid economic worries and a potential war with Iran. Yet, the underlying menace of his mantra, fuelled by division and disregard for norms, threatens to burn all in its path. 

The world, compelled to endure the erratic thrashings of this corrupt and dangerous leader, must fully grasp the peril. A single impulsive outburst could plunge humanity into an abyss from which there is no return. With each passing day, Trump’s decisions and decrees inch the US and the world perilously closer to the edge of catastrophe. In the face of this wounded and vigilant citizens and leaders across the globe must join forces, raising a unified chorus of condemnation and action against this harbinger of calamity, whose toxic influence threatens to shatter the very pillars of international civil society.

Though many may recoil from the truth, fascism in the vein of Hitler’s regime is starkly manifest in Trump’s America—embodied in its cult of personality, its threats and attacks on those that oppose him, and fervent white nationalism and white supremacy. It even echoes the horrors of concentration camps through detention centres that imprison the innocent, including American citizens swept up by ICE raids.

History bears grim witness to the consequences of inaction against the Nazis in the 1930s, allowing tyranny to fester and engulf the world in flames. To avert a chilling repetition, the global community must rally without delay, bolstering those who seek to excise this malignant figure and his obsequious enablers from power—not merely for America’s redemption, but for the preservation of humanity’s shared future. We must all remember that in the face of rising authoritarianism, silence is complicity, and unity is our greatest weapon against the encroaching darkness.
 

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PITY THE NATION

By Fareed Khan 
A version of this can be found on Substack.

Invasion of Venezuela proves again that the US is a rogue superpower and a threat to world peace and stability

The Venezuela invasion is part of a long, bipartisan US pattern of unlawful military interventions that has made America the most destabilizing nation on Earth.

By Fareed Khan

A version of this article can be found on Substack.

On January 3, 2026, mere days into the new year, the United States launched a shocking military assault on Venezuela code named “Operation Absolute Resolve.” American forces conducted airstrikes on key sites in Caracas and surrounding areas, including military bases like Fort Tiuna and La Carlota airbase, before special operations teams—reportedly including Delta Force—captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, extracting them and confining them aboard the USS Iwo Jima.

President Donald Trump announced the operation triumphantly, stating that the US would temporarily “run” Venezuela and be “very strongly involved” in its oil industry again, given the nation’s vast reserves of over 303 billion barrels—the largest in the world. This blatant act of aggression, justified vaguely as a response to “narco-terrorism,” reveals the US once again as the world’s most dangerous rogue state, a nation that habitually violates international law, invades sovereign countries for strategic and economic gain, and destabilizes the world while preaching a “rules-based order” for all other nations.

The American military operation constitutes clear violations of multiple pillars of international law. It directly contravenes Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. The airstrikes on Venezuelan soil and the forcible removal of a sitting head of state lack UN Security Council authorization and do not meet the strict criteria for self-defence under Article 51 of the Charter, as no imminent armed attack on the US was evident. Prominent legal experts, including Geoffrey Robertson—a former president of the UN war crimes court in Sierra Leone—have called it a “crime of aggression“—the planning and execution of unlawful force, deemed the “supreme international crime” since the Nuremberg trials. Similarly, Chatham House analysts and others describe it as an “unlawful use of force” without any genuine basis in self-defence or UN resolution.

The capture of Maduro and Trump’s explicit intentions to control Venezuela’s oil resources further breach principles of state sovereignty and non-intervention, enshrined in international law and the 1970 UN Declaration on Principles of International Law. Preceding actions, such as strikes on Venezuelan vessels in international waters and seizures of oil tankers, raise concerns under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), involving unauthorized lethal force and extraterritorial actions without jurisdiction.

Global condemnation has been swift. The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm, stating that the action sets a “dangerous precedent“ and that “international law hasn’t been respected.” Countries including Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Russia, China, Iran, France, and Spain denounced the strikes as flagrant violations of sovereignty and the UN Charter. Even allies expressed concern, while enforcement remains blocked by the US veto in the Security Council.

This aggression is indistinguishable from Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Both involve unilateral military force against a sovereign neighbour, justified by contrived pretexts—Russia’s claims of “denazification” and threats, versus US allegations of drug trafficking without proof of imminent harm—and both aim at regime change with an underlying focus on natural resources or strategic interests.

The US vociferously condemned Russia for breaching the UN Charter and sovereignty principles, imposing sanctions and rallying global support. Yet now, America commits the same acts in Venezuela. If China were to launch a similar operation in Taiwan, citing “security threats” from US arms sales or alliances, the United States and its allies would thunderously decry violations of international law and the rules-based order. This glaring double standard exposes US disregard for international law, and its actions for what they are—a license for imperialism, where the rules bind everyone except the US and its allies.

The Venezuela invasion is not an outlier but part of a long, bipartisan US pattern of unlawful interventions that has made America the most destabilizing force in the world. Under President Dwight Eisenhower the CIA tried to pressure Egyptian King Farouk I into embracing political reforms favourable to American interests, and when he resisted they worked with disaffected members of the Egyptian military to overthrow him in a 1952 coup. In 1953 the CIA was also integral to helping install Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of as Shah of Iran, after removing the democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, who had nationalized Iran’s oil resources.

Under President Lyndon Johnson, the US massively escalated its involvement in the Vietnam War by orchestrating the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on August 2, 1964 to justify deeper American involvement. For the next decade the US bombed and invaded North Vietnam without UN approval, resulting in over a million Vietnamese dead, along with hundreds of thousands more in Laos and Cambodia. The devastation from the war in North and South Vietnam was widespread and now more than 50 years later the nation is still recovering, and has yet to heal. 

George H.W. Bush’s 1989 invasion of Panama was condemned by the UN General Assembly as a violation of the UN Charter, with not a single American government official being held legally accountable for American crimes. George W. Bush initiated illegal wars in Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003), causing over one million deaths through violence and ensuing chaos and the destruction of civil society infrastructure. American’s “War on Terror” saw the US also violate the sovereignty of Somalia and Yemen, all without proper Security Council authorization. In total it is estimated that America’s post-9/11 wars have resulted in the death of more than 4.5 million Arabs and Muslims.

Barack Obama perpetuated these conflicts while adding unilateral interventions in Libya (2011, transforming a stable state into a failed one rife with slave markets and militias), and authorized airstrikes in Syria. Joe Biden maintained ongoing operations in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia. And in his two administrations Donald Trump ordered strikes in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Iran, frequently bypassing congressional oversight. Now, in 2026, Venezuela becomes the latest victim of America’s criminal foreign policy where any nation that doesn’t bow to US demands becomes a target of economic warfare or military assault.

This history includes dozens of coups and regime changes since 1945—from the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, to the 1954 Guatemala coup protecting United Fruit Company interests (sparking a civil war killing 200,000), to the 1973 coup in Chile which overthrew Salvador Allende, and installed Augusto Pinochet  as dictator. The early 20th-century “Banana Wars” in Central America also installed regimes compliant with America’s agenda, earning the derogatory term “banana republics.” Additionally, with over 750 military bases in 80 countries—far exceeding any historical empire—the US sustains “forever wars” that have killed 13-23 million deaths in at least 28 nations, while sanctions have crippled economies in Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela.

Every such violation and illegal act by the US breeds instability. The Iraq invasion birthed ISIS, Libya’s intervention fragmented the region and empowered warlords, Afghanistan’s occupation ultimately revived the Taliban. In the Global South, America’s insatiable hunger for resources—oil in the Middle East, minerals in Africa and Latin America—sacrifices national sovereignty and violates the UN Charter repeatedly, fuelling resentment, causing refugee crises, and energizing terrorism. Venezuela’s enormous oil wealth makes it a prime target, and Trump’s open declarations of control echo the fabricated pretexts for Iraq in 2003, where lies about weapons of mass destruction masked desires for oil dominance.

The prelude to this invasion involved months of escalation—a massive US military buildup in the Caribbean with 15,000 personnel and 150 aircraft, strikes on over 35 vessels killing at least 115 people, and seizures of oil tankers—actions already criticized as potential acts of aggression and violations of maritime law. This campaign, framed as an anti-narcotics operation but escalating to direct attacks on Venezuelan soil, underscores how the US manipulates domestic legal pretexts to bypass international norms, setting precedents that weaken the global order.

Despite Maduro’s authoritarian flaws and contested elections, Venezuela under the Chavismo ideology achieved remarkable social gains, including over 95% literacy rates and expanded healthcare access for millions lifted from poverty. Regime change here primarily opens doors for US firms like ExxonMobil and Chevron to reclaim assets nationalized years ago, prioritizing corporate interests over genuine democratic or humanitarian concerns.

Under Trump, this imperial recklessness reaches alarming heights, reviving the hegemonic shadow of the Monroe Doctrine over Central and South America. Each US transgression erodes the post-World War Two international order, encouraging lawlessness where power trumps principle. The Venezuela crisis risks wider regional conflict, akin to the sectarian spillover from Iraq, potentially drawing in allies of Venezuela like Russia or China.

The human cost is already emerging with reports of civilian and military casualties in Caracas, power outages, and fears of refugee influxes prompting border mobilizations in Colombia. This deliberate and unnecessary violence, inflicted without congressional authorization or broad international support, highlights America’s overreach alongside global illegality.

For genuine global stability, the world must work to dismantle the US empire by shutting down overseas military bases, end the sale of arms to rights abusers, lift sanctions that punish civilians, and restrain the military-industrial complex profiting from perpetual conflict. The Global South watches apprehensively, aware that any resource-rich nation defying Washington could be next in line. Until the US confronts its history of predation disguised as liberation, it remains the paramount threat to world peace—a rogue state perpetuating cycles of violence that endangers the world.

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