44 Senators Made History by Voting to End Illegal US War in Yemen
NOVANEWS
In first-ever vote on withdrawing U.S. armed forces from an unauthorized war, 44 Senators voted to withdraw U.S. troops from the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
By Kate Gould
Friends Committee on National Legislation
FCNL’s Legislative Director on Middle East Policy Kate Gould has issued the following statement:
“Today, 44 senators made history by supporting the first-ever vote on withdrawing U.S. armed forces from an unauthorized war. While the Senate missed this opportunity to end the war, it is a welcome development that 44 senators took an important step toward restoring congressional authority over decisions on war and peace, as required by the Constitution, and toward ending U.S. collusion in the famine-inducing Saudi-led war in Yemen.
On the very same day the Saudi Cro...