now, some republican lawmakers of the senate armed services committee tried to slam on the brakes for a moment. senator ben sasse released a statement saying, "no. congress obviously isn't authorizing war in venezuela. nicolas maduro is a horrible human being, but congress doesn't vote to spill nebraskaans' blood based on the executive lashes out today." >> i have no idea why we would use military force in venezuela. i'm a pretty hawkish guy. i know that if we don't send more troops to afghanistan it's going to fail, and every soldier in afghanistan is an insurance policy against another 9/11. i know why we have troops in iraq and syria to train people to destroy isil. i know why we have troops in south korea and europe, to protect us against threats like north korea and russia expansion. i have no idea why we would use military force in venezuela. >> now, the vice president who was in columbia for a week-long trip to latin america, declined to rule out military action