Jack Reed: “So this is not just about the benefits to the individual military personnel. This is about the overall viability of the…”

Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved. Indeed, he has weakened our position in the Middle East and the world significantly.

President Trump has been explicit about his desire to extract Venezuela's oil," Reed said in a statement.

His administration removed Nicolás Maduro from power, threw its weight behind the unelected leadership that replaced Maduro, and is now attempting to use U.S. military assets and taxpayer-backed financing to boost a private oil venture.

President Trump’s effort to turn the U.S. military into an investor in Venezuelan oil is a blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.