As a U.S. House member from Michigan, Mike Rogers voted in October 2002 to authorize the Iraq war, in which 159 Michigan soldiers were killed.
Now the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Rogers backed the February 2026 strikes that began the war with Iran, praised the military strikes on suspected drug boats, which have killed at least 238 people, and praised the January 2026 raid on Venezuela, in which Cuba said 32 of its fighters were killed.
Mike Rogers's Votes and Statements on Wars and Military Strikes
- Rogers Voted to Authorize the Iraq War in 2002. As a U.S. House member from Michigan, Mike Rogers voted yes on October 10, 2002 on the resolution To Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, which passed 296 to 133. When the U.S. mission ended in December 2011, after nearly nine years, the war had cost some 4,500 American fatalities and about $1 trillion, the New York Times reported, as quoted by Michigan Public.
- Rogers Backed the U.S. Strikes That Began the War With Iran in 2026. On February 28, 2026, Mike Rogers said "May God bless our troops and our country on this mission" as U.S. strikes on Iran began. The war has killed 21 U.S. service members and injured 865 as of the Pentagon's October 15, 2026 report.
- Rogers Praised the Military Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats. In interviews his campaign published on January 21, 2026, Mike Rogers praised the President's approach to drug shipments: "you put a boat full of drugs to come across headed to poison our children, that's not going to be allowed anymore". The U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific had killed at least 199 people by May 28, 2026, including at least 22 people who had survived an initial strike only to be hit again or die at sea, the Associated Press reported; InSight Crime counted 79 strikes and 238 people killed as of October 5, 2026.
- Rogers Praised the January 2026 U.S. Raid on Venezuela. On WOOD Radio on January 5, 2026, two days after U.S. forces struck Caracas and seized Nicolas Maduro, Mike Rogers said, "No other country, this is important, in the world has the capability to do what we did in Venezuela to bring the Maduros, plural, to justice." Cuba said 32 Cuban fighters were killed in the U.S. raids on Venezuela, Al Jazeera reported, and an unnamed official told The New York Times that at least 40 people had been killed in the attacks, according to Al Jazeera.
What the Wars Mike Rogers Backed Have Cost Michigan
- Michigan's Iraq war dead. 159 Michigan soldiers were killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the war Rogers voted to authorize, Michigan Public reported when the mission ended in 2011.
- Gas prices from the Iran war. Regular gas in Michigan rose 58.5 percent between the day before the Iran war began and September 17, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Rogers on Foreign policy
What is Mike Rogers's record on foreign policy under Trump?
Mike Rogers backed the 2026 U.S. strikes on Iran that began a war that has killed 21 U.S. service members, praised the military strikes on suspected drug boats that have killed at least 238 people, and praised the January 2026 raid on Venezuela. As a House member from Michigan in 2002, he voted to authorize the Iraq war.
Did Mike Rogers vote for the Iraq war?
Yes. Mike Rogers voted on October 10, 2002 for the resolution authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces against Iraq, as a House member from Michigan's 8th District. The war that followed lasted nearly nine years, and 159 Michigan soldiers were killed in it.
Does Mike Rogers support the boat strikes?
Yes. Mike Rogers said in January 2026 that under the President's approach, a boat carrying drugs toward the United States is "not going to be allowed anymore," praising the strikes. The Associated Press counted at least 22 people who survived an initial strike only to be hit again or die at sea.
Last updated: 2026-10-25