US Senator Bernie Sanders in a statement on Monday said next month he wants to reintroduce a bill that would force President Donald Trump to withdraw from any involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th October, 2018) US Senator Bernie Sanders in a statement on Monday said next month he wants to reintroduce a bill that would force President Donald Trump to withdraw from any involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
"Earlier this year, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), I introduced Senate Joint Resolution 54, which uses 1973 War Powers Resolution to compel the Trump administration to withdraw US involvement in this war," Sanders said. "Next month, I intend to bring SJ Res 54 back for a vote to give the Senate another opportunity to end US support for this catastrophe."
Yemen has been gripped by a civil war with the government headed by Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi fighting the Houthi movement. The government is backed by the Saudi-led coalition, which has been carrying out airstrikes targeted at the areas controlled by the Houthis since March 2015.
Sanders said the resolution would also show the Saudi Arabian government that it does not have a "blank check" to continue human rights violations.
The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows how urgent it is for the United States to redefine its relationship with Saudi Arabia, Sanders added.
Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, went missing in Turkey on October 2. According to the journalist's fiancee, he was invited to the Saudi consulate but never left the consulate building. According to media reports, Turkish investigators believe the journalist was murdered inside the consulate, but Saudi Arabia has claimed that Khashoggi went missing after he left the building.
