The article reports on the latest developments in Venezuela, where US President Donald Trump has taken unilateral action against the country. The operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was successful, and he is currently being held at a New York prison. However, the situation in Venezuela remains unstable, with opposition leaders calling for the overthrow of the government.
The article also notes that the US has left Maduro regime loyalist Delcy Rodriguez in place as interim president, and administration officials have said they plan to maintain leverage over the country's government through US restrictions on oil exports.
The Senate has advanced a war powers resolution, which would limit Trump's ability to strike Venezuela. The resolution was passed with the support of five Republicans, who voted alongside all Democrats.
Trump has criticized the Senate for its action, calling it "a constitutional debate" rather than an anti-Donald Trump stance. Vice President JD Vance said that the Republican senators who voted in favor of the measure had a legal technicality as their basis for supporting the resolution.
Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff argued that the military operation was "really about oil," and that if the primary goal was just to apprehend Maduro, it would not have required the US to essentially commit to running a country for the indefinite future or seizing its oil.
The article also reports on the injuries sustained by US service members during the incursion, including a pilot who was wounded multiple times in the leg. The Pentagon official stated that all five additional service members who suffered injuries had already returned to duty.
Overall, the situation in Venezuela remains volatile, with the opposition calling for the overthrow of the government and the US maintaining pressure on the country through economic sanctions and restrictions on oil exports.
The article also notes that the US has left Maduro regime loyalist Delcy Rodriguez in place as interim president, and administration officials have said they plan to maintain leverage over the country's government through US restrictions on oil exports.
The Senate has advanced a war powers resolution, which would limit Trump's ability to strike Venezuela. The resolution was passed with the support of five Republicans, who voted alongside all Democrats.
Trump has criticized the Senate for its action, calling it "a constitutional debate" rather than an anti-Donald Trump stance. Vice President JD Vance said that the Republican senators who voted in favor of the measure had a legal technicality as their basis for supporting the resolution.
Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff argued that the military operation was "really about oil," and that if the primary goal was just to apprehend Maduro, it would not have required the US to essentially commit to running a country for the indefinite future or seizing its oil.
The article also reports on the injuries sustained by US service members during the incursion, including a pilot who was wounded multiple times in the leg. The Pentagon official stated that all five additional service members who suffered injuries had already returned to duty.
Overall, the situation in Venezuela remains volatile, with the opposition calling for the overthrow of the government and the US maintaining pressure on the country through economic sanctions and restrictions on oil exports.
. I mean, one minute Maduro's a free man, the next he's in a NY prison 
. It feels like the US is playing both sides here - wanting to exert control over Venezuela while also claiming they're just trying to bring stability 
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. And then you've got the Senate trying to limit Trump's powers, which feels like a major overstep 
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. What about the Venezuelans who have lost loved ones or livelihoods because of this drama? It's like we're forgetting that there are real people affected by all this 
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It feels like we're playing some kinda giant game of Risk 
, minus the fun part. And all this drama over oil 
? Come on, guys! Can't we just focus on getting people outta there without hurting anyone? 
The Senate's got a point though... if it was really about taking down Maduro, why did they need to stick around for so long? 
Not sure what's gonna happen next, but one thing's for sure: this situation is messier than a teenager's room 
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. The Senate stepping up against him with a war powers resolution feels like a real 'West Wing' move 
. Adam Schiff is being his usual logical self, though - who else would call out the US military operation for what it really was: oil-related 
. I don't get why the Senate even brought this war powers resolution forward, it seems kinda obvious that the US has its own interests at play here 
. It's just sad that things have to escalate like this when there might be other ways to resolve conflicts. 
. It's like they want to exert control without actually taking over 
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... and now the senate is trying to hold him back from doing anything else 
... it's like they're playing this game of international chess, except nobody knows who's going to get checkmated next 
... meanwhile, the opposition is still waiting in the wings, ready to take down the government when it suits them 
... this whole thing feels like a big game of geopolitical whack-a-mole 