Democrats, Republicans should unite to end Yemen war

Democrats and Republicans agree on virtually no domestic issues such as Medicare for all, combating environmental destruction, sensible gun legislation, reducing income inequality, free post secondary training, among others. But they can and should unite to end the criminal Yemen war. The Congress gave up war making powers specified in the Constitution 68 years ago when they allowed President Truman to intervene in the Korean civil war of 1950. Since then, Congress has abrogated its Constitutional role to declare war, allowing the president to intervene militarily at will. The result has been millions of unnecessary deaths, millions of refugees and trillions of squandered US treasure fighting senseless and failed military ventures. The new Congress will resurrect divided government with Democrats controlling the House while Republicans retain the Senate. Unlike the great divide on domestic issues, there is no Democratic-Republican, left-right, progressive-conservative fissure when it comes to supporting war crimes against the Yemeni people. What does exist is the inertia caused by not wanting to raise an issue ignored by the American people and the Congress. What does exist is fear of breaking the taboo that America never commits war crimes fighting unnecessary wars. What does exist is pure cowardice in the Halls of Congress. Ending this criminality and madness should be Job One on Day One when the 116th Congress convenes next January 3. Congressional veterans and rookies alike must coalesce to stop the slow American enabled genocide of Yemen. The current Congress simple lacks the will. Just yesterday the House voted to shut off all debate on ending US involvement in Yemen. Let's hope the new blood entering Congress January 3 will force the war enabling veterans there to give peace in Yemen a chance