Congress is finally pushing the US to withdraw from Yemen. It's about time

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In an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal the morning of the vote, Pompeo showcased his indifference to the atrocities of his Saudi allies. "The US doesn't condone the Khashoggi killing," he wrote, in what was possibly the faintest disapproval ever of the cold-blooded murder of a journalist. He then dismissed the international outcry over the assassination as "caterwauling" -- the shrieking of cats.

This is what we are dealing with. No wonder he didn't win over any senators in his briefing before the vote. In the coming weeks, Congress will force the US military to withdraw from Yemen. Given the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis, there's not a moment to spare.

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