The United States has been energy self-sufficient for most of the past decade, making Trump's focus on Venezuelan oil access less necessary for energy security.

The British Daily Telegraph, a conservative publication that Bolton writes for, has raised serious doubts about the intervention in an editorial suggesting that focusing on resources violates international norms.

Major U.S. and British newspapers (the Guardian, New York Times, Daily Telegraph) are united in characterizing the Venezuela operation as illegal, unprovoked, and a violation of sovereign territorial rights, representing a return to great powers dominating spheres of influence.

The United States legal establishment (international lawyers like Geoffrey Robertson) views the Venezuela intervention as internationally illegal, reflecting an orthodox position among international law scholars.

Since Maduro assumed power in 2013, approximately 8 million Venezuelans (around a quarter of the country) have fled, triggering a humanitarian crisis across the Americas; this is why Venezuelans are celebrating his removal.

In the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, voters decided by 70-30% in favor of the democratic opposition, but Maduro refused to relinquish power to the opposition candidate, and every credible poll shows support for removing Maduro has only grown in Venezuela.

There is a growing movement in Australia supporting slashing immigration to address housing affordability crisis, though economist Peter Tulip disagrees with this argument.