Uh-oh, another loss for the tantrum thrower

Things have changed.

The historic vote is the first time any chamber of US Congress has agreed to pull US forces from a military conflict under the 1973 War Powers Act.

Some of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans defied him to pass the measure with Democrats by 56-41.

But the resolution is seen as largely symbolic and unlikely to become law.

The non-binding "war powers resolution" calls upon President Trump to remove all American forces engaging in hostilities in Yemen, except for those combating Islamist extremists.

  BBC

So, yeah. Congress is really not doing anything other than putting Trump on notice that they won't all be going down with him on the ship.

The Senate then unanimously passed a resolution blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi's murder in October, and insisting that the kingdom hold accountable those responsible.

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President Trump has vowed to veto the measure, and it is unlikely right now to pass the House of Representatives, which on Wednesday blocked a vote on the matter.

Thanks to Paul Ryan. But the House changes hands in January.

The Senate's vote to withdraw U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen is a symbolic rebuke of the Trump administration's wariness in linking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi but it would have very little practical impact.

That's because the U.S. military's support for the Saudi-led coalition's almost four-year war against Houthi rebels in Yemen is already limited.

In early November, Saudi Arabia and the Pentagon announced an end to the U.S. midair refueling mission to the coalition's warplanes fighting in Yemen.

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In early November, Saudi Arabia announced it no longer needed the American refuelings because they had increased their own military capabilities. Defense Secretary James Mattis supported the move noting that perhaps only 13 to 15 percent of Saudi coalition missions involved American refueling.

On Thursday, the Pentagon acknowledged that accounting errors had resulted in the U.S. undercharging Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates by $331 million for the reimbursement cost of the refueling mission.

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The U.S. still provides intelligence and reconnaissance to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in their fight against the Houthis.

And a small U.S. military team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia provides guidance to the Saudi military to carry out airstrikes in Yemen that minimize the potential of civilian casualties. That includes identifying "no fire" or "restricted" sites like hospitals, schools or mosques that help military planners determine when an airstrike could result in civilian casualties.

  ABC

It's still a finger in the face of Trump. Who thought the GOP Senate would do that? But then, it must be becoming apparent to them that Trump is in big trouble, so it's not a surprise really that the rats would start to abandon ship.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.