Although the White House has insisted that President Biden has the legal authority to take military action against the Houthis, several members of Congress have refuted its claims. At a Senate hearing in February, several senators called attention to the War Powers Resolution, which establishes that the president cannot continue hostilities for longer than 60 days without approval from Congress.

Regardless, Congress has failed to act, even now that the deadline has passed. March 12, the day that the White House was required to cease its military operations, “came, and went, in public silence,” as the Associated Press reported.

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    Read the entire article twice and never once did they mention why they think fighting Houthi pirates is illegal.

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      3 months ago

      1st, I don’t think it takes a person to know that what Israel’s mitliary is doing in Gaza that the U.S supports, quacks like a humanitarian crisis akin to genocide, regardless of whether you agree or not. The article indicates that

      It doesn’t take facts to know that these are bad optics, mon liberal ami…

      2nd, lemme tell you this… if the Saudis dealt with Yemenis and couldn’t bomb them out of existence and cause famine, why do you think an overstretched U.S army can deal with them?

      Can’t they finish their Ukraines and Israels before Yemen?