The Senate Just Took a Major Step Toward Ending the War In Yemen

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🗓️ 29 November 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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The United States Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to advance a resolution withdrawing all unauthorized U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen, which has created, according to the UN, the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe and killed more than 50,000 people. It’s the first time a majority in either chamber of Congress has endorsed a bill which calls for an end to U.S. involvement in the Yemen war, a war which would not be happening if it weren’t for U.S. involvement. Mehdi Hasan is joined by Senator Chris Murphy, one of the big drivers behind this resolution, Yemeni-Canadian activist and academic Shireen Al Adeimi, and The Intercept’s national security reporter Alex Emmons to discuss what the Senate’s vote means and the next steps forward.

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0:00.0	And this is a seminal break with Saudi Arabia.
0:03.9	This is Republicans and Democrats rebuking both the current Saudi regime, but also this
0:09.6	administration's policy towards Saudi Arabia.
0:19.2	Welcome to Deconstructed.
0:20.6	I'm Mairi Hussain.
0:21.9	Amazing.
0:22.9	The United States Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to advance a resolution with drawing
0:27.2	all unauthorized US military support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen, which is created
0:32.6	according to the UN, the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe, and killed more than 50,000 people.
0:39.7	Although it's technically only a procedural vote, it's a big deal.
0:43.2	It's the first time ever.
0:44.5	A majority in either Chamber of Congress has endorsed a bill which calls for an end to
0:49.5	US involvement in the Yemen war, a war which would not be happening if it weren't for
0:54.4	US involvement.
0:55.8	One of my guests today, and we've got a few, was one of the key senators behind that
0:59.8	anti-war resolution.
1:01.3	I've just stepped out of the Senate chamber where we advance a resolution ending US participation
1:07.4	in the Yemen war by a big bipartisan majority.
1:09.9	It is a watershed moment.
1:11.6	It's the first time the Senate has ever moved forward a resolution under the War Powers
1:15.9	Act to withdraw us from military activity overseas.
1:19.3	That was Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut.
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