Venezuela wasn’t working (for its own people) in its previous state either, so it’s pretty hilarious to talk like America is ruining it.

Ask the average citizen there in a couple years, and if they’re not better off than they were under their dictator, I’ll eat crow.

(No real dispute on the other two examples).

I hope you're right. I do wish there was another way to get to what you are describing besides the same strong-arm tactics that the U.S. used to subjugate many other countries in Latin America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...