The Briefing Room
General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: edpc on December 06, 2018, 01:56:05 pm
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Key Republican senators will meet Thursday morning to discuss how to proceed as many lawmakers seek to punish Saudi Arabia for the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Several Republicans have joined Democrats in pushing for a resolution that would withdraw all U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in neighboring Yemen, and they are now pursuing other options like the restriction of U.S. arms sales to the kingdom and a "Sense of the Senate" resolution that censures Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his reported role in the murder plot.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/senate-moving-ahead-plans-punish-saudi-arabia-over-031505431.html (https://www.yahoo.com/gma/senate-moving-ahead-plans-punish-saudi-arabia-over-031505431.html)