The US Actions Against Venezuela Are Wrong
The US military attack and kidnapping of Venezuela’s president are wrong because they break international laws, violate Venezuela’s independence, use violence, and could cause a big war. Many people around the world, including leaders in Latin America, say this is very wrong. Countries should respect each other, follow the rules, and solve disagreements peacefully. Only then can we build a safer, fairer world where everyone’s rights are protected.
Every country must follow international laws, these laws say that one country cannot attack or invade another without a good reason. The US attack on Venezuela broke these important rules. The US used violence, bombing military places and kidnapping the president.
Venezuela is a country that has the right to decide its own future. The US is trying to control Venezuela’s valuable resources, like oil. The US wants to take over Venezuela’s oil and resources for its own benefit, not to help the Venezuelan people. Using violence to take over a country is the opposite of democracy. True democracy means people vote and decide peacefully, not with bombs and kidnapping.
Many Latin American countries are upset because they see this as an act of aggression that could start a dangerous war. If powerful countries attack smaller nations whenever they want, it makes the world a more dangerous place. Peace and stability are important for everyone, and attacking Venezuela risks more violence and suffering for innocent people.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva has condemned US bombings and the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro as crossing "an unacceptable line" in international relations.
Calling it a "grave affront to sovereignty," Lula warned that attacking countries is the first step toward a world where "the law of the strongest" prevails over multilateralism. Brazil has activated emergency protocols and convened extraordinary meetings with military representatives as the 2,000+ km border becomes a strategic flashpoint. Mexico and allies are rallying in condemnation, with many calling this a violation of the UN Charter.
Canadian Leaders have also offered statements, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada stands by the Venezuelan people's "right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society". The prime minister added that Canada has "long-supported a peaceful, negotiated, and Venezuelan-led transition process that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people" and it calls on all parties to respect international law.
"Congratulations to President Trump on successfully arresting narco-terrorist and socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, who should live out his days in prison," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in a social media post on Saturday morning.
"Down with socialism. Long live freedom," Poilievre added.
However, Blanchet said, "it appears troubling" that the U.S. is "is positioning itself as the enforcer of these principles at the risk of disregarding international law, particularly by resorting to military force at the peril of civilian lives, and to the sequestration of a head of state, even if illegitimate."
In a post interim NDP Leader Don Davies said the U.S. "attack on Venezuela is neither an act of self defence nor does it have UN Security Council authorization. It is therefore totally illegal, and a breach of the UN covenants the US has agreed to uphold as a Member State."
He added: "The U.S. can have no credibility upholding international law and the rights of nations when it blatantly violates those principles itself.