Turns out the easiest way to destroy the greatest nation in the world is to fail to hold the rich and powerful to account.
No-one should trust us anymore, and if Europe doesn't step up and do something, this will be China's world to run for generations to come (Russia unfortunately is working on committing suicide).
Though I can't speak for the good people of the TAX RESEARCH organization of the UK.
I imagine the people of Venezuela and Iran, at least some of them, want a replacement for their current regimes, hoping recent actions by the US proves to be a tipping point. It is opportunistic. This in no way suggests they trust the US. Given the history of the US in both Latin America and Iran, it would be ludicrous to suggest otherwise.