WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement on U.S. military action in Venezuela:
“The people of New Hampshire do not want to be dragged into another foreign war, especially by a President who has failed to articulate a clear strategy or purpose for attacking a sovereign nation and, in so doing, destabilizing much of the Western Hemisphere and calling into question our country’s commitment to a rules-based international order.
“Nicolas Maduro was a brutal dictator who trafficked drugs across the world and helped America's adversaries thrive. But I have deep concerns about the President’s unilateral decision to launch a large-scale military operation on foreign soil and with no clear strategy to limit our involvement and prevent us from being dragged into another endless war.
“Our Constitution vests the power to declare war in Congress to ensure that the American people have a voice in deciding whether to put our service members and our country at risk. The President needs to provide information about how he plans to deal with the instability that this action creates and what comes next. In the meantime, I am praying for the service members who were injured in this operation and for the brave men and women who serve in our armed forces around the world.”
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