Milwaukee DSA joins call to halt Trump’s illegal war against Venezuela after bombing, Maduro kidnapping

The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are joining the call to end the Trump Administration’s war against Venezuela after U.S. forces launched an attack against Caracas overnight, bombing the city and kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. This war, which is illegal under both U.S. law and international law, is the latest imperialist provocation by the U.S., and Milwaukee DSA demands an end to this and all U.S. military aggression throughout the world.

“There is no democracy for Venezuelans found at the barrels of American guns,” Milwaukee DSA Co-Chair Autumn Pickett said. “To target narcos, all we have to do is look inward to pharmaceutical giants like Purdue that pushed opiates on working people and get off with slaps on the wrist. If Trump were to have his way, our one planet would be left a barren husk for billionaires. The only path out is organizing hand-in-hand for the better world that we and our children deserve.”

Despite the Trump Administration’s claims that the attacks were a response to Venezuelan drug trafficking, the unilateral actions of the U.S. reflect a long history of regime change in nations where the U.S. capitalist class has sought material or political resources, leaving millions dead in the post-9/11 war zones alone.

“It’s time to end foreign aggression and work towards peace,” DSA-endorsed City of Milwaukee Alderman Alex Brower said. “Communities across this country could be lifted up—instead, we’re wasting money on wars that help no one. It’s time for the war spending to end and the American government to fund cities like Milwaukee.”

If the U.S. continues this war, millions more people in Venezuela and beyond could face death and disaster at the hands of the imperialist war machine.

“America’s thirst for the forceful extraction of resources from countries like Venezuela must come to an end,” Milwaukee DSA Co-Chair Andy Barbour said. “The only way to combat Trump’s belligerent, bloodthirsty behavior is to organize our working class against the system that allows such violence to take place on behalf of oil corporations and weapons manufacturers.”

Milwaukee DSA is asking the public to join their call and demand that their representatives in Congress pass a War Powers Resolution blocking further military aggression.

Milwaukee DSA is Milwaukee’s largest socialist organization fighting against imperialism for a democratic economy, a just society, and a sustainable environment. Join today at dsausa.org/join.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.