Congress just voted to end war in Yemen

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WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives sent President Donald Trump a stinging rebuke Wednesday when they used the War Powers Act to cut off any U.S. military support for the ongoing civil war in Yemen.

The measure had remained bottled up by GOP leaders for years, but it sailed through by a vote of 248 yeas to 177 nays and is now on its way to the Senate where supporters are also confident the measure will pass.

“This is a historic vote. It’s a culmination of years of effort,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) told VICE News at the Capitol. “The civil war has caused massive humanitarian suffering to the Yemenis people, and you have bipartisan members of Congress who want to reduce that suffering.”

Beyond Yemen, if the resolution passes the Senate it will be Congress’ first use of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to re-assert its authority over the use of U.S. military in foreign conflicts, which could force President Trump to seek congressional approval to deploy U.S. forces abroad in the future. The White House has already threatened to veto the measure.

Lieu said the measure is just a first step. He argues America still needs to help the two sides negotiate an end to the civil war, and make sure humanitarian aid isn’t blocked from reaching the millions of men, women and children who are suffering from starvation.

“Yemen is very complex. There are multiple bad things happening. One is the targeting and hitting of innocent civilians, which are war crimes,” he said.

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