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Isn't this the same government that started a secret war against Venezuela without any authorization?
by Hamuko 9mo ago
Isn't this the same government that started a secret war against Venezuela without any authorization?
- asgeesg 9mo ago[dead]
- xdennis 9mo agoWhy do people go out of their way to criticize Trump like this? Attacking other countries without declaring war is a staple of pretty much every US president since WW2, republican or democrat. Carter is the only one who stands out (ironically, despite the fact that he had a good cause to invade Iran).
- Hamuko 9mo agoSorry, which presidents did Obama and Biden kidnap again?
- tick_tock_tick 9mo agoI mean they bombed Libya enough to get Muammar Gaddafi killed is that close enough?
- tick_tock_tick 9mo agoSecret? You can say a lot about the USA in Venezuela but secret isn't it and of course it was authorized congress explicitly granted the president the powers to do it.
- defrost 9mo agoHardly "authorized" when the required consultation was sidestepped: Trump’s attack on Venezuela without alerting Congress tests limits of executive power - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/trump-congress-venezuela-attack https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/trump-congre... Now that they're aware, they're belatedly and ineffectively attempting to reign him in: Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/senate-votes-to-restrict-trump-on-venezuela-00716127 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/senate-votes-to-res...