Legisladores de EE.UU. cuestionan legalidad de ataque militar contra embarcación venezolana - teleSUR
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Tras el anuncio de un nuevo operativo letal en aguas internacionales, crecen las voces en el Congreso estadounidense que exigen límites al Poder Ejecutivo y advierten del riesgo de una escalada bélica contra Venezuela.

Following the announcement of a new lethal operation in international waters, voices in the U.S. Congress are growing, demanding limits on the executive branch and warning of the risk of an escalation of the war against Venezuela.

Democratic Senator Jack Reed, representing the state of Rhode Island, publicly expressed his opposition to the recent military operation announced by President Donald Trump, in which U.S. forces attacked a vessel allegedly linked to drug trafficking in Caribbean waters. Reed questioned the legality of the operation and warned that such unilateral actions could lead to an armed conflict with Venezuela.

In a message posted on his official account on the social network X, the senator stated that “the power to declare war belongs to Congress, not the President ,” in direct reference to the military intervention that, according to Trump, resulted in the deaths of three people aboard a speedboat. “These murders are illegal and put the United States at risk of going to war with Venezuela,” he added .

Reed’s statement came on Monday, September 15, hours after the US president announced in a video on the Truth Social network that the attack was part of a broader strategy against what he called “narco-terrorists.” Trump offered no verifiable details about the exact location of the attack or independent evidence to support the allegations against the vessel’s occupants.

Other congressional figures have echoed this critical stance. Senator Tim Kaine, along with more than twenty Democratic lawmakers, sent an official letter to President Trump demanding an explanation about the legality of the attack and demanding transparency regarding the intelligence that supported the action.

In the same vein, Republican Senator Rand Paul expressed concern about the use of lethal force without due process , warning of the legal and ethical risks of carrying out such military operations without explicit authorization from Congress.

This latest incident occurs amid growing Washington aggression against Caracas. In recent weeks, the Venezuelan government has denounced repeated U.S. military maneuvers near its territorial waters, the deployment of warships, and the overflight of combat aircraft in the region.

Venezuelan authorities describe these movements as acts of provocation and threats to their sovereignty. They also denounce the fact that the US is using the pretext of fighting drug trafficking, but in reality, it wants to promote a change of government in Venezuela.