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Let's try to convince the U.S. government that it could be content with one enemy fewer!
It's bad enough that the U.S. government has supported coup-attempts in Venezuela and imposed hurtful economic sanctions on the Venezuelan people. It is now seeking to add to those sanctions.
This December marks 200 years since the speech that created the Monroe Doctrine, when U.S. President James Monroe declared that only the United States -- not European powers -- would dominate other nations in the Western hemisphere. Enough is enough. At long last it is time for friendship and cooperation rather than imperialism from the United States in the Americas.
Click Here to Tell Congress to Cease Hostility Toward Venezuela.
Bills Currently Under Consideration in Congress:
S.995 - Venezuelan Democracy Act. This bill would sanction Venezuela until the government is overthrown.
H.R.4086 / S.1931 - AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act. This bill is designed to seek negative information on the Venezuelan government. That information might be true or not, but it is notably not sought on the much-worse governments of loyal U.S. weapons customers, and it is not used to promote self-governance -- rather, foreign governance.
Some Background:
The U.S. supported a coup attempt in Venezuela in 2002, and on various more recent occasions. In 2018, U.S. officials plotted coup efforts with Venezuelan rebels. Since 2019 the U.S. government and obedient media outlets have pretended that the U.S.-educated and U.S.-directed Juan Guaidó is president of Venezuela, despite his never having been elected and never having held power. In 2019, Guaidó attempted to seize power, and the U.S. Secretary of State threatened to use military force "if that’s what’s required." As of 2023, Guaidó lives protected from Venezuelan law in the United States.
The U.S. government refers to its ongoing efforts to overthrow the government of Venezuela as "resolving the Venezuelan crisis" and supporting "democracy" and "human rights," while opposing "dictatorship." But this verbiage doesn't make the actions moral or legal.
