US Aggression after Trump Promise of ‘No More Wars’

On the evening of Friday, January 2, 2026 the United States invaded the country of Venezuela in an act of war and in violation of international law; and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro along with his wife Cilia Flores. The act has already been condemned by our allied governments in Mexico and Brazil. The European Union has called for de-escalation. Russian, Iran and Cuba have all condemned the hostile invasion of a sovereign nation.

YouTube: Presidential Press Conference, Jan 3, 2026

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the U.S. actions a “serious affront” to Venezuela’s sovereignty, the AFP reported. He said the strikes and capture of Maduro “cross an unacceptable line” and threaten “the preservation of the region as a zone of peace,” according to the AFP

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There Was No Threat

The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. ch. 33) is a federal law intended to check the U.S. president’s power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the US Congress.

There was no threat from Venezuela, and regardless of Trump’s effuse arguments in the press conference, there were no actions that could have been interpreted as an assault by Venezuela against the United States. There was absolutely no criteria that would have legally granted the U.S. any right to invade another country, or depose its ruler.

U.S. Aggression

The United States and the Trump administration have bypassed Congress and violated international law. That is what is happening right now in the United States.

• Invaded a sovereign nation
• Engaged the military of another nation, and killed citizens of another nation without provocation
• Deposed its leaders
• Taken over economic operations of the country

References

2026-01-03: Headfirst Into War (contrarian.substack.com)
“The dangers to Americans in Venezuela and elsewhere, the potential for chaos or the ascension of an equally bad or noxious figure, international isolation and rebukes, and magnified economic uncertainty are all possible.”