Rep. Sara Jacobs Statement on U.S. Capture of President Maduro
Following the announcement that the United States launched illegal and unauthorized military strikes and a military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Rep. Sara Jacobs released the following statement:
“Kidnapping President Maduro in a regime change operation won’t help protect the American people. It won’t actually mitigate drug trafficking in the United States: Venezuela plays virtually no role in producing or trafficking fentanyl. Instead, this military operation violates both domestic and international law, risks blowback and retaliation on U.S. service members and the American people, and entangles the United States in yet another costly and unnecessary war by the President who campaigned on ending them.
“President Trump has learned absolutely nothing from past foreign policy failures. In fact, he is now repeating the worst of them: championing the same neoconservative arguments that led to the invasion of Iraq and toppling of Gaddafi. History shows that military action seldom stops with removing a dictator; President Trump is already talking about ‘running the country,’ which means starting a doomed nation building project that will inevitably lead to boots on the ground and bleed taxpayer dollars. We cannot create stability for the American people at gunpoint. Instead, these actions just put American lives at risk, give our adversaries a powerful recruiting tool for generations, and cause ripple effects of instability.
“I strongly urge President Trump to abstain from further unauthorized actions and any occupation of Venezuela. Next week, the Senate will vote on a resolution to block U.S. military action against Venezuela absent authorization by Congress, and the House of Representatives must do the same. And the American people deserve answers, so Congress must be briefed by Secretary Rubio, Secretary Hegseth, and our intelligence leaders as soon as possible.”
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