Senate headed for clash over Saudi Arabia

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Senate is barreling toward a floor brawl over how to respond to Saudi Arabia's role in the slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Senators took a significant step this week advancing a bipartisan resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, marking a sharp break from President Trump, who has stood by Riyadh and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, even in the face of reports that the prince personally ordered Khahoggi’s death.

But now, lawmakers need to figure out what a final bill will look like as they prepare to take a next step of bringing the resolution up for debate — and a potentially raucous floor drama. The war powers fight is uncharted waters for a Senate that has repeatedly rejected attempts to challenge the White House’s combat authority.

“This is new territory, I mean this hasn’t been done in the past, and I want to do everything I can to ensure that this is handled in a dignified manner,” said Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/419214-senate-headed-clash-over-saudi-arabia?rnd=1543791595?userid=229233

[thbobby]

1. Maybe just first salvo in coming gop Civil War?

Some will want to feign that they are not trump humpers, some have humped so much they fear the hypocrisy will be too blatant to pretend, and some may not be trump humpers. The gop shit is soon to be soiling the fan.