The passage of a measure designed to end the U.S. role in the Yemeni civil war has crystallized a debate over what constitutes “hostilities.”
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The resolution — approved in the Senate last month — says the U.S. military has “been introduced into hostilities” in Yemen, “including providing to the Saudi-led coalition aerial targeting assistance, intelligence sharing, and midflight aerial refueling.” When the Yemen conflict erupted in 2015, the Obama administration agreed to refuel coalition jets and provide other forms of military support from afar.
Rep. Ro Khanna , a leading House critic of the war, rejected the administration’s reading of the War Powers Resolution. “It does not require us to have ground troops,” he said. “It just requires us to be involved.” In 2011, the Obama administration said its role in the international air operation against Libya leader Moammar Gaddafi, which went beyond the assistance being provided in Yemen, should not be considered hostilities under the War Powers Resolution.
The administration has also argued that its military support has made for a more effective air operation and said, without providing details, that civilian casualties have decreased.
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