US EditionIs Rubio Leading the US Towards a Forever War?
The blockade targets sanctioned Venezuelan oil to pressure Maduro's regime, raising legal questions and fears of escalating U.S. military involvement, experts say.
- US President Donald Trump ordered a naval 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela's coast, involving two crude oil tankers anchored on Lake Maracaibo, raising legal questions.
- Claire Finkelstein, professor of national security law at the University of Pennsylvania, said using such tactics without congressional authority stretches international law and aims to provoke Venezuela.
- The media spotlighted CNN's Brianna Keilar questioning Rep. Warren Davidson if the actions risk escalation, while Congressman Jason Crow warned `this is exactly how wars start`.
- The administration insisted the blockade was narrowly tailored and not targeting civilians, while experts warned seizing sanctioned oil could provoke a Venezuelan military response.
- The dispute now centers on critics saying the administration acted without consulting Congress, intensifying debate over presidential war powers and legal workarounds to bypass congressional approval.
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Is Rubio leading the US towards a forever war?
US President Donald Trump (right) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. PHOTO US President Donald Trump has ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all "sanctioned" oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela ports, which is technically an act of war.
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CNN’s Brianna Keilar corners GOP lawmaker repeating Trump’s Venezuela talking points
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar sharply challenged Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) during a tense interview as he echoed President Donald Trump’s framing of U.S. military actions near Venezuela. As Keilar pressed Davidson on whether the administration’s actions amounted to a blockade or risked unauthorized escalation, she repeatedly confronted him with Trump’s own language, forcing the congressman to draw fine distinctions between rhetoric and reality. Th…
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