Senate Voted on Venezuela, Missed Yemen Altogether
When Donald Trump rattled sabers at Venezuela, The Hill hailed the Senate's planned vote to block military action as a return to congressional oversight. Never mind that the same institution greenlighted Saudi Arabia's relentless war on Yemen for years—a conflict where the U.S. provided logistical and military support, leading to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Where was the War
Powers Resolution then, for a nation with actual famine and cholera, not just disputed oil reserves? The sudden interest in the War Powers Act—a tool seemingly remembered only when a Republican president eyes a sovereign nation that isn't a strategic proxy—suggests a highly selective application of congressional authority. It seems intervention is only 'illegal' when it deviates from the approved
playbook for regime change or resource extraction. The public record shows consistent American support for destabilizing Venezuela for decades, from funding opposition groups to sanctioning its economy, making this a peculiar moment for constitutional principles to re-emerge.