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I don't like this. It makes us look hypocritical if we only after those who kill our citizens so long as they aren't royalty and have lots of money.

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In a rebuke to Trump, the Senate votes to halt U.S. Support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Fueled by bipartisan outrage over the Saudi kingdom’s role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the Senate voted to end U.S. Military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. It marks the first time the Senate has successfully invoked the War Powers Act, a Vietnam-era law designed to limit the president’s power to start or escalate military engagement. The Trump administration opposed the Senate action. Ref. USAToday.

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House moves to end military support for Saudi Arabia in its war in Yemen. The House overwhelmingly approved a measure Wednesday that would force the Trump administration to end its military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen - delivering a sharp rebuke to Saudi Arabia for its conduct in that conflict and countering the Trump administration's close ties to the kingdom. Ref. USAToday.

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US Navy grounds all Saudi military trainees in wake of last week's fatal shooting at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Training for all personnel at the Florida base was suspended over the weekend, said Navy Cdr. Clay Doss, a spokesman. Some training resumed Monday, including some for international students. However, the Saudi students remain grounded, Doss said. Some classroom training for them is expected to resume this week. Source 7z.