The reported U.S. pursuit of two oil tankers near Venezuela is not “pressure diplomacy.” It is state-sponsored plunder. Under Donald Trump, federal power and taxpayer resources are being squandered to commit massive crimes: the attempted theft of another nation’s lifeblood to enrich U.S. interests while condemning Venezuelans to engineered poverty.
This has nothing to do with democracy or human rights. It is about oil, domination, and regime change by starvation. Sanctions and naval intimidation have shattered Venezuela’s economy, denying civilians access to food, medicine, and fuel. One cannot strangle a society and then claim moral concern for its people.
Congress’s silence is no longer excusable. The Constitution grants Congress—not the president—authority over war, foreign commerce, and the use of public funds. Lawmakers must break their long abdication of duty, assert their vigorous legislative authority, and demand an immediate halt to Trump’s reckless actions. Naval harassment, economic warfare, and collective punishment are not authorized blank checks for executive abuse.
At a time when Americans face failing infrastructure, unaffordable healthcare, and climate crisis, burning public resources to chase oil tankers in foreign waters is obscene. Congress must act now: stop this escalation, end punitive sanctions, and restore diplomacy rooted in sovereignty, law, and human dignity.
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