YEMEN: KCRCC calls for removal of U.S. forces

According to the U.S. Constitution, and reiterated by the War Powers Act of 1973, our armed forces are not to engage in foreign war unless authorized by Congress. In spite of this, our country has been involved in the Yemen Civil War for nearly a decade, with no such authorization. United States military involvement in this conflict includes providing weapons, assisting in targeting selection, and actively flying refueling missions.

I am happy to report that on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee voted overwhelmingly to support H.J.Res.87 — "Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress." Please join the KCRCC in urging Representative Russ Fulcher to co-sponsor this bill and for Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo to do everything in their power to withdraw our military from the ill-advised foreign entanglement in Yemen.

BJORN HANDEEN

Coeur d'Alene