America Marches Into Another Forever War

With no attack on the US and no public mandate, Washington launches a war Americans never asked for, and voters are not on board
Curtis Fric
Jan 02, 2026

Tonight, the peace president, Donald Trump, launched airstrikes against Maduro’s Venezuela as bombs rain down in its capital of Caracas.

American opposition to military action in Venezuela could hardly be more unified, with polling consistently showing that Americans do not want to be dragged into yet another overseas military conflict.

Data For Progress found the highest level of support for US military action in Venezuela, with 33% of Americans backing the move, even as 60% of respondents in the same poll said they oppose military action outright.

Support for US military involvement in Venezuela rarely breaks 30%, while surveys from Marquette and YouGov/CBS found more than 70% of Americans opposed to the idea. Even earlier polling from Ipsos and YouGov/Economist showed opponents outnumbering supporters by more than two to one.

The Trump administration, for all its war fervour and constant appeals to military dominance, has done a remarkably poor job of justifying why military action against Venezuela would be necessary in the first place.

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