LETTER: Monroe vs. Donroe
The Monroe Doctrine in 1823 warned European countries to stay out of the Americas and stop colonizing or interfering with newly independent nations; in return, the U.S. promised not to meddle in European affairs. Any attempt by a European power to oppress or control any independent nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a hostile act.
Here we are some 200 years later and Donald Trump is touting his ludicrously named “Donroe Doctrine.” So instead of European powers doing it, he feels he now has the right to “oppress or control [an] independent nation” like Venezuela.
Our Republican-controlled Congress needs to grow a spine and demand a halt to the president’s plans for an open-ended military intervention in the South American nation of Venezuela. A War Powers Resolution would be a good place to start.
Remember, none of this is about drug trafficking as we were led to believe. It’s clearly about taking control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
Bernie Quarrick
Uniontown