Rep. Ro Khanna: I’ve Been Disappointed with Biden’s Administration Handling of Yemen

GOODMAN I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ gears and to a ░░░░░░░░ that you and about ░░░░░░░░ dozen other House Democrats ░░░░░░░░ sent to President Biden ░░░░░░░░ stop servicing Saudi warplanes ░░░░░░░░ in deadly attacks against ░░░░░░░░ civilians You cited the ░░░░░░░░ airstrikes and a migrant ░░░░░░░░ center in Yemen which ░░░░░░░░ over seventy people President ░░░░░░░░ had pledged to end ░░░░░░░░ S support for offensive ░░░░░░░░ by the Saudi led ░░░░░░░░ in Yemen and all ░░░░░░░░ relevant arms sales but ░░░░░░░░ then approved the sale ░░░░░░░░ 650 million in air ░░░░░░░░ air missiles to Saudi ░░░░░░░░ among other sales And ░░░░░░░░ have been a champion ░░░░░░░░ the Yemeni people in ░░░░░░░░ can you talk about ░░░░░░░░ move and what needs ░░░░░░░░ be done now How ░░░░░░░░ U S is central ░░░░░░░░ this ongoing attack on ░░░░░░░░ Yemeni people creating what ░░░░░░░░ United Nations has called ░░░░░░░░ greatest humanitarian catastrophe in ░░░░░░░░ world KHANNA Amy frankly ░░░░░░░░ ve been disappointed in ░░░░░░░░ administration on Yemen I ░░░░░░░░ hopeful in the beginning ░░░░░░░░ the president came out ░░░░░░░░ said we re going ░░░░░░░░ to have a new ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ continue the refueling on ░░░░░░░░ strikes but the reality ░░░░░░░░ that the strikes have ░░░░░░░░ The blockade has continued ░░░░░░░░ Saudis refused to realize ░░░░░░░░ they ve lost the ░░░░░░░░ And we have leverage ░░░░░░░░ we re not using ░░░░░░░░ could ground the Saudi ░░░░░░░░ force to a halt ░░░░░░░░ if we stopped supplying ░░░░░░░░ with tires and air ░░░░░░░░ Instead we continue to ░░░░░░░░ arms sales to the ░░░░░░░░ We have to be ░░░░░░░░ telling the Saudis stop ░░░░░░░░ war Now the Houthis ░░░░░░░░ t blameless I get ░░░░░░░░ they re a firing ░░░░░░░░ the the the Saudi ░░░░░░░░ But our support and ░░░░░░░░ leverage is with is ░░░░░░░░ the Saudis and the ░░░░░░░░ and lift the blockade ░░░░░░░░ they recognize that that ░░░░░░░░ is over that we ░░░░░░░░ have a diplomatic settlement ░░░░░░░░ Yemen we can alleviate ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary inflation and famine ░░░░░░░░ we we just aren ░░░░░░░░ being willing to put ░░░░░░░░ pressure on the Saudis ░░░░░░░░ having the leverage So ░░░░░░░░ s a place where ░░░░░░░░ re seeing increasing discontent ░░░░░░░░ progressives in Congress I ░░░░░░░░ Pramila Jayapal and others ░░░░░░░░ really looking for more ░░░░░░░░ bolder action from the ░░░░░░░░ And if I could ░░░░░░░░ one sense to what ░░░░░░░░ heard your earlier report ░░░░░░░░ excellent reporting on Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ is also a concern ░░░░░░░░ Senator Warren and I ░░░░░░░░ with others with Chris ░░░░░░░░ have written to the ░░░░░░░░ about more transparency on ░░░░░░░░ casualties We re waiting ░░░░░░░░ a full accounting But ░░░░░░░░ I think the the ░░░░░░░░ from CNN Nick was ░░░░░░░░ correct that people are ░░░░░░░░ the full truth and ░░░░░░░░ full investigation.”