John Bolton publicly admitted to orchestrating

[malaise]

a failed coup in Venezuela.
The global silence is deafening.
Where is CondiLiar, Bush, Cheney and the other war criminals? And where is the UN?
I remember when it happened and M$Greedia ran with it until it flopped.

[secondwind]

1. Unbelievable...............

[dlk]

2. American has always done a very poor job holding connected, white men accountable

They are entitled…

[MaryMagdaline]

3. He actually said that in his book

It’s been out there a while.

Doesn’t change your question, though. Why no outrage?

[Novara]

5. IOKIYAR

= it's OK if you're a republican

[MaryMagdaline]

7. Yep

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Why isn't Venezuela asking for a tribunal from whatever world court would handle that

kind of offense?

[karynnj]

6. Even in 2019, the attempted coup was reported

While Bolton's book provides details on what various parts of the Trump administration did, the basic fact that the US was at mininimum in support of a couple was out there.

What is interesting is in describing various roles, Bolton makes clear he was the one who most supported what was done. He also wrote of support from Republican politicians, such as Rubio. Clearly, he views pursuing that goal as praiseworthy and blames others in the administration for its failure.

I suspect that with Bolton and Elliot Abrams, the Trump point person there, this was a continuation of the type of Latin American policy of the Reagan years of supporting right wing thugs, the Contras, against the elected government In Nicaragua - even as they killed Jesuit priests and nuns. Then making the bizarre argument that anyone against that policy supported everything done by the elected government.

Here, it is important to remember that it was NOT just Republicans, but many Democrats who favored supporting the Contras, disagreeing just in how to do it. The argument that they supported everything done by the Sandinistas and even Castro was thrown against people not for the Contras. From that background, it is not surprising that Bolton is more interested in arguing that he would have and could have been behind a successful coup had Trump people not dragged their feet.

Think back to the outrage on the right when Secretary Kerry rejected the Monroe Doctrine as then current policy. It is sad that more Republicans znd possibly more Americans might agree with the despicable Bolton rather than the honorable Kerry on Latin America.

[malaise]

8. Great post

And that is a major part of where we are today. You can’t support regime change for others and then be offended when it shows up at home.
US foreign policy is a major global problem.