We’re rapidly approaching the 5 year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Yemen — which has spiraled into what the United Nations is calling the “world’s most urgent humanitarian crisis.”
This is what a culture of endless war has wrought: A United States that was once a force for peace now stands idly by as 3.6 million Yemenis are displaced by relentless airstrikes, famine, and disease.
Our course of action has always been clear. We must rein in an executive that was never supposed to have these war powers in the first place, regain the role over war that Congress was constitutionally allocated, and end our support for this bloodshed.
Our close call with Iran is a critical reminder: Allowing this executive to have incredibly broad powers over war is a constant risk to our security and international peace.
But it is also a moral failing. Our role in the international community is not to embolden conflict and endorse needless bloodshed. We should be using our power to build a diplomatic coalition to solve problems without war.
Thanks for taking action today.
- Ro Khanna