President Donald Trump last month vetoed legislation that would have ended U.S. military assistance for the Saudi-led war in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels but administration officials have complained that sales remain blocked.The Trump administration notified Congress on Friday that it is invoking a rarely used provision in federal law to bypass congressional review of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, two Democratic senators said.
“I am disappointed, but not surprised, that the Trump administration has failed once again to prioritize our long term national security interests or stand up for human rights, and instead is granting favours to authoritarian countries like Saudi Arabia,” Menendez said in a statement.“President Trump is only using this loophole because he knows Congress would disapprove of this sale,” Murphy said in a statement. “There is no new ‘emergency’ reason to sell bombs to the Saudis.
Congressional opposition to U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia has been growing, and lawmakers have blocked about $2-billion in arms sales to the kingdom for more than a year amid concerns over civilian casualties in the Saudi-led military operation in Yemen and outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October by Saudi agents.
Menendez and Murphy said they would challenge the decision but it was not immediately clear how they might do that.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Trump's learned war by proxy from Putin.. Dangerous game, but generally creates logjam he or Vlad can be seen as dealmakers in resolving! Cynical and dangerous regional war inflaming - they ⁸spill over easily. Where are the savvy diplomats of past eras..?
So MBS tells Jared and Ivanka that he wants president to go to war with Iran for Saudi Arabia and in exchange for who knows? This is the same thing expediting arms to MBS Jared’s little best friend who kills and tortures people. Those trumps hang around with their own don’t they?
Just what the middle east needs.
I'm just waiting to defect or brace for the Second Great Depression, whichever comes first. Meanwhile, I'll be trying to get on Canada's good side.
Wtf. I knew it. Everyone here saw it coming. That man is unhinged and a clear danger to the world.
'emergency' - 'to sell arms' this is the most ridiculous 2 things to come together. LOL
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