The Venezuelan Invasion is a Sign of Weakness, Not Strength

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

America’s Return to Self‑Defeating Militarism

Shortly after the January 3 Venezuelan attack, the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, boasted, “America is back.” If he meant that America is back in terms of global dominance, the former T.V. pundit is far from accurate. America is back, all right, but only to its usual self-defeating and expensive military adventures that will go south quickly. Rather than a demonstration of strength and a sign that America reigns supreme...