Yemen: Continued US Involvement Archives

NOVANEWS Loophole in Bernie Sanders’ Yemen Bill Actually Allows Continued US Involvement in Yemen By Whitney Webb | Mint Press News Last week, many celebrated the advancement of Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 54, which had been introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), as a sign that the U.S. Congress was finally willing to act to reduce the U.S.’ culpability for the situation in Yemen, currently the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The bill, which will be voted on by the Senate this week, has been praised by many within the anti-war movement for its bid to “end” U.S. military involvement in Yemen. Passage of the bill would, however, do no such thing. Much of the media coverage of the bill has noted that the resolution invokes the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which prohibits the presid...