With time running out before an American aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean, Democrats and advocates are making one final pitch to Republican lawmakers to stop Donald Trump from making war on Venezuela.

Those advocates are trying to speak the language that Trump has sometimes adopted of opposing regime change wars abroad.

Though Trump himself is reportedly toying with the idea of strikes aimed at toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, his far-right Make American Great Again movement has elements that shy away from expensive, large-scale interventionism abroad.

Whereas the hawks dominated the Republican Party two decades ago, the anti-interventionist wing of the party has gained steam in recent years since Trump ran in 2016 on opposing the folly of the Iraq War and the fallout of U.S. intervention in Libya.

With what could be one final chance on Thursday night to stop Trump from attacking Venezuela — senators are poised to vote on a War Powers Resolution preventing strikes — opponents of a broader war are hoping to exploit that split.........

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