{"id":30712,"date":"2018-03-20T10:04:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T18:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=30712"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T18:04:03","slug":"sen-dick-durbin-calls-on-congress-to-halt-unauthorized-us-military-involvement-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/20\/sen-dick-durbin-calls-on-congress-to-halt-unauthorized-us-military-involvement-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Dick Durbin Calls On Congress To Halt Unauthorized US Military Involvement in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Durbin: The decision to go to war can only be made by Congress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FsBsUgWQSu0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>From Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durbin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/ahead-of-senate-vote-on-war-powers-durbin-calls-on-congress-to-halt-unauthorized-us-military-involvement-in-yemen\">Dick Durban&#8217;s office<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Senate to pass a bipartisan joint war powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen. The Senate is expected to vote on the matter this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe obvious question to ask is, in the 16 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places in the world, how many other times have the United States Senate and House of Representatives come together to debate the wisdom of a decision about continuing a war or declaring a war? The answer is none \u2014 not once,\u201d said Durbin.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The joint resolution would remove U.S. military support from hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in Yemen pursuant to the War Powers Resolution. The bill will force the first-ever vote in the Senate to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from an unauthorized war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the very least, we ought to bring this case to the American people,\u201d said Durbin. \u201cThat is our constitutional responsibility. That\u2019s why the vote this afternoon is important. Because we took an oath, each of us, when we became senators, to uphold the Constitution of the United States against enemies foreign and domestic. And that Constitution says that the people of the United States, the ones I represent in Illinois, the ones that are represented in Oregon or in Texas, are going to have a voice in this decision through us, through our debate, through our decision.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Video of Durbin\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor are available <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FsBsUgWQSu0\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Audio of Durbin\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durbin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/audio\/listen\/ahead-of-senate-vote-on-war-powers-durbin-calls-on-congress-to-halt-unauthorized-us-military-involvement-in-yemen\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durbin: The decision to go to war can only be made by Congress From Sen. Dick Durban&#8217;s office: WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Senate to pass a bipartisan joint war powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen. 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