Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2025-11 to 2026-01.
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The U.S. military action against Venezuela is an illegal, unprovoked attack conducted without Congressional approval that undermines international sovereignty.
“He is claiming the right to invade another country without provocation. I mean this idea that these are narot terrorists that are hurting the United States is a fantasy without provocation and without consultation with Congress.”
Heather Cox Richardson · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 1.3M views on this topicBrian Tyler Cohen contends that the invasion of Venezuela was conducted primarily for the benefit of oil companies rather than American interests.
“Trump's not looking to help regular people because remember, if he was, he wouldn't have engaged in a trade war that sent the cost of everything surging. He wouldn't have gutted food assistance to the tune of $186 billion. Wouldn't have stripped Medicare away from 17 million Americans.”
Brian Tyler Cohen · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 619K views on this topicInvading Venezuela to force regime change would be a catastrophic, unnecessary war driven purely by corporate corruption and the desire for oil profits.
“If we actually go to war with Venezuela, not if Maduro steps aside or we get some sort of uh concession, right? But we actually start launching bombs and we put guys on the ground in Venezuela, then that's the easiest prediction I'll ever make. it'll end Trump.”
The Young Turks · Dec 2025 · 1 episode · 39K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.