Plop goes the weasel

The response from the left to Trump’s Venezuelan coup has been wearily predictable—and justified. At least this time round the U.S’s par for the course behaviour in what is sometimes condescendingly described in the media as ‘America’s backyard’ should not surprise us. It’s a continuation of a century or more of military interventions, subversions and coups, at least this time Trump has been open and honest about his motive: oil. Sadly all this has been met with the usual weasel words from our own ‘leader’ who, presumably after clarifying matters with his own military brass. has informed us that the UK was not involved in Trump’s latest war but beyond that refused to condemn it or even comment on it substantively. If the matter is discussed in the Security Council, as demanded by China and Russia will the UK sit on its hands? Or will Starmer demand the upholding of international law, he did after all mumble something about that principle? Even some Republican members of Congress are suggesting the action was illegal (but probably only referring to the constitutional requirement of the President to obtain Congressional approval before waging war) but they have at least demonstrated some resistance to their demented commander in chief. No such luck here.