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Yemen’s minister information on Wednesday expressed no surprise to US president Donald Trump’s veto against a congressional resolution to end American support for the Saudi-led aggression against the war-torn country.
“Trump’s veto is not surprising to us. It is rather expected from the US administration to milk the Gulf for money and fill its treasury,” Daifallah al-Shami, said in a statement.
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected, and Congress lacks the votes to override it. But passing the never-before-used war powers resolution was viewed as a milestone for lawmakers, who have shown a renewed willingness to assert their war-making authority after letting it atrophy for decades under presidents from both parties.
“The decision by Congress and US senators represented a scandal for American policy in its participation in the aggression against Yemen,” al-Shami reiterated.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement Tuesday night saying: "The conflict in Yemen is a horrific humanitarian crisis that challenges the conscience of the entire world. Yet the President has cynically chosen to contravene a bipartisan, bicameral vote of the Congress and perpetuate America's shameful involvement in this heartbreaking crisis."
Pelosi added: "This conflict must end, now. The House of Representatives calls on the President to put peace before politics, and work with us to advance an enduring solution to end this crisis and save lives."
A coalition of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen since 2015. Tens of thousands of people have so far been killed using American, French and British weapons. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), 24 million Yemenis are in need of urgent lifesaving aid.
Source: Yemenwatch.net
