Mike Rogers supported the Iraq War, the war in Libya, and regime change in Syria.
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IHIP NewsAug 10, 2026
The record strongly supports Rogers backing the 2003 Iraq War, but the Libya and Syria elements rest on thin or conflicting evidence: an opinion piece says he backed military action in both, while a 2016 voting-record summary shows a 2011 vote to ban armed forces in Libya without congressional approval and funding for Syrian rebels.
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… There are few Congress members who defended and still defends all of these evils more vigorously than Mike Rogers. He was the most loyal House member for the CIA and NSA domestic spying. He was and remains one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the Patriot Act, and as Trump said of Lindsey Graham, Rogers never met a war he didn't like: supported the Iraq War, Obama's war in Libya, regime change in Syria, the Iran War, et cetera, et cetera. That's from Glenn Greenwald. He goes on to say, "I know Republicans will vote for him anyway, given the fear mongering of El Sayed as a mix of Alca, Al-Qaeda and Stalin, but it's worth noting that despite years of Trump's rhetoric, all these Bush chaining, …
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Contradicts. An issue-tracking page records a June 2011 vote by Rogers to ban armed forces in Libya without congressional approval, which runs against supporting Obama's Libya war.[2]
Supports. Bridge Michigan and an OU Libraries collection of his congressional issues both state that Rogers supported the 2003 Iraq intervention, and Bridge Michigan says he voted for the Iraq War in 2002.[1][3]
Supports. An opinion piece states that in the 2010s Rogers supported military action against Libya and Syria, but it gives no vote or statement to back this up.[4]
Supports. An issue-tracking page lists a 2013 sponsorship of funding and supplying Syrian rebels, which is consistent with support for regime change in Syria though not a direct statement of it.[2]
Context. Bridge Michigan reports that Rogers has since said the Iran war 'needs to end, and end quickly,' which is outside the claim's listed items.[3]
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4 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Issues - Mike Rogers Congressional Collection - OU Librarieslibrary.oakland.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Mike Rogers on the Issuesontheissues.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3Mike Rogers wants a job in the US Senate. What'd ... - Bridge Michiganbridgemi.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Mike Rogers is War and Surveillance’s Best Friendcurrentaffairs.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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