National News in Review : Military Action in Venezuela

The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

“To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

“To provide and maintain a Navy;

“To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

“To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

“To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress”

—U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 8, clauses 11–16

Here is what people are saying and reporting on the internet and on various social media websites :

The New York Times Editorial Board

Trump's Attack on Venezuela is IIlegal and Unwise

Over the past few months, President Trump has deployed an imposing military force in the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela. Until now, the president used that force — an aircraft carrier, at least seven other warships, scores of aircraft and 15,000 U.S. troops — for illegal attacks on small boats that he claimed were ferrying drugs. On Saturday, Mr. Trump dramatically escalated his campaign by capturing President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela as part of what he called “a large scale strike” against the country. Click here read the editorial

MAGA reacts to US attacking Venezuela, from Newsweek Magazine

Christopher Sabatini, senior research fellow for Latin America, U.S. and North America Program, from the Chatham House think tank told Newsweek on Saturday that the Trump administration had tried to make the pressure campaign on Venezuela palatable to its MAGA base but "this was always all along about regime change." Click here to read the article