From National Peace Action:

 U.S. forces unleashed a full-scale military assault on Caracas and beyond. Delta Force commandos stormed a safe house, captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and flew them out of the country in a shocking violation of international law. This was no pinpoint raid; it was a large-scale operation with airstrikes rocking the capital, setting a horrifying precedent for one nation kidnapping another's leader— an authoritarian strongman move straight out of a dictator's playbook.

 At his Mar-a-Lago press conference, President Trump lingered on visions of dominion: America would "run" Venezuela until a "safe transition," seize its oil fields for the "energy that we need," and install State and “War” Department overseers to govern, Iraq-style. Trump spent much of his press conference talking about Venezuela’s oil and the need for U.S. boots on the ground to exploit it in a brazen imperialist resource grab. We shouldn’t be surprised if Venezuela’s mineral and rare earths wealth is equally exploited.

 Take action today: Write your Senators and Representative and DEMAND they support a War Powers vote to end the Venezuela war now. 

 These unauthorized attacks demand immediate congressional intervention. Under the War Powers Resolution, we need votes now—in both the House and Senate—to halt this illegal war. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) has called for an emergency vote without delay.

The last War Powers Resolution vote on November 6 fell agonizingly short, 49-51. Trump broke precedent by executing these strikes without any consultation with Congressional leaders prior to the mission. With this brazen unilateral assault and Trump's imperial rhetoric, we have a genuine chance to flip those votes, expose this power grab, and shield U.S. service members from endless war.

This moment tests the peace movement as never before. The Trump era has brimmed with provocations, yet none match the audacity of claiming sovereign territory by force — a potential turning point that could embolden even more unchecked militarism for decades. The peace movement must rise with clarity and resolve, proving that democratic guardrails still hold when citizens demand them.