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BREAKING: The House votes to end American involvement in the Yemen war. Trump expected to veto.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 72286785:MV80MDEyNzU1XzcyNjgwNDM3X0I5RUY3NEZG] [quote:Anonymous Coward 72376413:MV80MDEyNzU1XzcyNjc4MTA5XzM0NTU3N0VF] Last week, the US Senate voted in favour of ending Washington’s support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen where 14 million people live on the brink of famine. The historic measure passed the Republican-controlled Senate by a margin of 54 to 46. The vote was the latest indicator of how attitudes regarding the Yemeni civil war have changed among the foreign policy establishment due to both strategic and moral factors. The vote is illustrative of a political rift on Saudi-related issues that is widening between the US administration and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Although Trump is unpredictable, it seems quite safe to bet that he will veto this bill when it arrives on his desk, assuming the House of Representatives passes the legislation. Like his top diplomat Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, Trump views the Yemeni Civil War through a Saudi lens and endorses Riyadh’s narratives about the Houthi rebellion and Iran’s hand in the conflict. Trump’s inner circle believes that a continuation of US support for the Saudis and Emiratis in Yemen advances America’s national security interests. https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/the-trump-administration-is-swimming-against-the-tide-on-the-yemen-war-25050 [/quote] Trump’s inner circle believes that a continuation of US support for the Saudis and Emiratis in Yemen advances [s]America’s[/s] Saudi Arabia's national security interests. Fixed it for you. [/quote]
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Rejecting a plank of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, the House on Thursday invoked never-before-used powers to demand that his administration withdraw support from the Saudi-led war in Yemen . The Senate passed the same resolution in March with bipartisan support.
Trump is expected to issue a veto of the measure , his second as president, and Congress does not have the votes to override him. But the action was nonetheless a milestone for lawmakers, who have shown a renewed willingness to assert their war-making powers after letting them atrophy for decades under presidents from both parties.
Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican who championed the measure, said it “is long past time that we end U.S. involvement in this unauthorized, unjustified, and immoral war that has caused immense human suffering.”
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