Ok, so that’s the Senate’s version of a “strongly-worded letter” that does nothing. And there’s a lot to question about Obama having gotten involved in this without proper authorization. But the only reason this is being pushed now is to help Iran. That’s the whole point of the media obsession with Khashoggi.

Via Washington Examiner:

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to check the executive branch’s war powers authority by voting to end U.S. support of the Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen.

Senators voted 56-41 in favor of the resolution, which passed after lawmakers agreed to a series of amendments, including on by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to block the U.S. military from in-flight refueling of Saudi jets.

Support for the measure was fueled by a growing disdain for the Yemeni civil war, which has created a humanitarian crisis and has killed more than 10,000 people.

Senators were also eager to punish the Saudi government over its involvement in the brutal murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi, who was also a columnist at the Washington Post.


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