Senate Votes to Move Forward in Debate of American Involvement in Yemen
The United States Senate has voted to move foward with a resolution that could possibly end American involvement in the Yemen Civil War.
Earlier today, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut tweeted about the Senate voting to take further action in the debate towards ending the war in Yemen.
I’ve been at this for 3 years, and I am blown away by this.
By a big bipartisan margin, 63-37, the Senate just voted, for the first time, to move forward with a debate on ending American involvement in the Yemen war.
Thanks to @SenMikeLee @SenSanders for their partnership.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 28, 2018
The Senate just voted to move forward with debate to end U.S. involvement in the Saudi war in #Yemen. This is a huge first step. I’m live now breaking down what that means and why it matters.
WATCH: https://t.co/hBTXVZJBu5
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 28, 2018
The Senate will specifically address the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which allows for the Congress to withdraw US troops from a foreign conflict should a declaration of war not be issued. The vote marks the first time since the passage of the resolution where a motion has moved forward regarding the congress removing troops abroad.
The war is between the US and Saudi Arabian backed Yemen government and the Houthi rebels, who are fighting to reinstate ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh was removed from power during the Arab Spring in 2011.
Since the war began in 2015, 57,538–105,000 people have died, according to a report by the Associated Press.
