President, I rise to speak in support of the Murphy-
Paul-Franken resolution of disapproval and to outline my concerns about
the unfettered sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led war in Yemen
has created a humanitarian disaster in one of the region's poorest
countries. Many thousands of civilians have been killed, many more made
homeless, and millions are at risk of starvation, according to the
United Nations refugee agency. The chaos in Yemen has also been
strategically disastrous for the United States, providing fertile
ground for extremist groups like al-Qaida and ISIS and creating new
opportunities for Iranian intervention. In addition to being morally indefensible and strategically
shortsighted, the Trump administration's unconditional support for the
Saudi coalition, including billions of dollars in arms sales, risks
dragging the United States into yet another war in the Middle East.