ADAMS: When “Might Makes Right” Becomes Foreign Policy
Like many Canadians, I've been following the events in Venezuela and the United States' latest “police-the-world” stunt. And once again, we're seeing the same old pattern: foreign intervention dressed up as moral authority, and our own leaders nodding along as if this is normal.
We were told this is about drugs. About crime. About democracy. Funny how that justification seems to appear every time Washington decides another country's resources suddenly belong to them.
One day, it's illegal tariffs slapped on our industries under the excuse of “economic security.” Next, it's using the same excuse to depose a dictator, not through international law, but through brute force.
And in case there was any doubt what this was really about, the mask came off immediately:
“We're going to take back the oil that frankly we should have taken back a long time ago.” — Donald Trump
There it is. No quiet part anymore. No pretence of justice or principle. Just raw power, wrapped in a flag.
Former UN Ambassador Bob Rae took to Substack to warn that leaders disconnected from law and morality threaten everyone. He's right, though he's conveniently quiet about how often Western governments pick and choose when laws matter.
Because here's the truth:
