The Venezuelan flag with an oil rig and oil barrels

Demand Congress pass a war powers resolution to stop the occupation of Venezuela

Friend,

“No war for oil.” You’ve rallied, you’ve chanted, you’ve demanded. In the ‘90s. In the ‘00s. If you’re like us, you’re sick and tired of demanding it, and outraged that we’re here again.

But right now is a crucial moment to demand it again. Because the Trump regime isn’t even pretending there is a high-minded rationale for its attack on Venezuela’s capital, and the kidnapping of its President earlier this month. Trump himself said the plan was to “get the oil flowing” in the aftermath of the attacks. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the regime was in the process of a deal to “take all the oil”.

And perhaps that’s not surprising because the corporations propping up the Trump regime are the very ones that stand to profit enormously. It’s clear that this is about control, power, and profit. It is a brazen, violent step in a long history of U.S. imperialism.

But Congress has the authority to stop it, because only Congress can declare war. Join with a coalition of allies and more than 100,000 people across the country and call on your Senators and Congressional representative to pass a war powers resolution to stop the Trump-Big Oil occupation of Venezuela.

Demand Congress use its authority to stop the Venezuela oil grab!

ACT NOW!

From terrorizing U.S. cities with ICE agents, to threatening to annex Greenland, to deploying the military for oil abroad, these brazen, violent acts are straight out of the colonial authoritarian playbook: repress dissent and distract from unpopularity at home with attacks abroad.

The Trump regime is trying to seize our freedoms in its war to extend rule by the bullies for the billionaires. But enough is enough. War after war has been waged to line the pockets of the same corporations that fuel the climate crisis, destroy communities, and poison the air, water, food, and land of this planet we call home.

It’s time to put a stop to the power grab in Venezuela. Write to your members of Congress and demand they pass a war powers resolution.

While previous votes failed to advance a war powers resolution, there is mounting pressure to rein in the regime’s imperial actions. Together, we can turn that pressure into action.

Together, we can demand “no war for oil” – and make sure they listen.

Onward,

The team at Corporate Accountability

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