Rep. Khanna Leads Urgent, Bipartisan Call to Sec. Mattis to Avert Famine-triggering Attack on Yemen’s Major Port and Disclose Full U.S. Role in Saudi-led War
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"This is deeply alarming with hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. This attack will worsen what is already the worst humanitarian crises in the world. I will be monitoring the situation."
The full text of the letter is embedded below and a PDF copy is available here.
Dear Secretary Mattis:
As members of
Just over a year ago, a bipartisan group of 55 members of
A renewed push by coalition forces to cut off and capture Hodeida led the
Additionally, in light of recent
* During a classified
* On
* At the request of Majority Leader
* On
We are concerned that in the midst of a
In violation of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, no specific statutory authorization exists for
The New York Times editorial board concluded that "the Pentagon and the Trump administration apparently have misled Americans about growing military involvement in a war in
We call on you to immediately disclose the full extent of the
In light of a possibly disastrous offensive on Hodeida, we remind you that under Article I, Section 8 of the
Sincerely,
[Members of
CC: Secretary of State
Gen.
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair
House Speaker
House Minority Leader Pelosi
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
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[2] "Bipartisan Effort: 55 U.S. Representatives Call on Trump to Come to Congress Before Taking Military Action in
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[4] "The world's worst humanitarian crisis could get even worse," The
[5] "Save the Children Statement on Hudaydah," Save the Children,
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[8] Ibid.
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[11] Letter to Congressional leaders,
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[13] Cooper, Gibbons-Neff, Schmitt, "Army Special Forces Secretly Help Saudis," New York Times.
[14] Editorial Board, "Why Are American Troops in the Yemen War?" New York Times,
[15] Editorial Board, "America's Role in
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