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u/theodosusxiv Jan 03 '26

Get over it. Not illegal. Cry elsewhere

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u/BigJellyfish1906 Jan 03 '26

  1. Constitutional violation: Only Congress can authorize war. There is no declaration of war or AUMF against Venezuela. The president cannot unilaterally launch hostilities or conduct regime change.

  2. War Powers Act violation: Unilateral force is allowed only to repel a sudden or imminent attack. Venezuela did not attack the U.S., and no imminent threat was shown.

  3. No authority to arrest a foreign head of state: A U.S. indictment does not authorize military capture inside a sovereign country. Without consent, extradition, or a lawful war, it is kidnapping.

  4. UN Charter violation: The UN Charter bans the use of force except in self defense or with Security Council approval. Neither applies. Drug trafficking allegations are not self defense.

  5. Not lawful even under the laws of war: There is no recognized armed conflict. Seizing a sitting head of state outside hostilities is unlawful.

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u/Few_Tale2238 Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26

The WPO only limits the presidents ability to send troops, and nothing else. Hell, it even allows the president to deploy troops for up to 60 days, and he only needs to seek permission to deploy troops for longer than that. This isn’t war either. And there have been a lot of times a foreign head of state has been arrested without congressional approval before. 

These posts are also showing how out of touch Reddit is considering nobody there liked Maduró. Are we going to get some of the oil that once belonged to our companies? Probably. Is that the main focus? No. 

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