The Fake Antiwar Right Goes to War
Jacobin••world
Key Points:
- In January 2023, Senator J.D. Vance endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination, praising Trump’s record of avoiding war despite pressure from his party and administration.
- By January 2026, as Vice President, Vance supported Trump's regime change operation in Venezuela, justifying it with accusations of "narco-terrorism" linked to Venezuela’s oil nationalization dating back to 1976.
- The Trump/Vance administration’s justification for intervention echoes past U.S. actions like the 2003 Iraq invasion but lacks credible evidence and widespread public support, with only 22% of Americans favoring military action against Maduro.
- The so-called "Cartel de los Soles" cited as
