The US Senate will reconvene when Thursday rolls around to Washington DC to vote on a resolution that would end American support for Saudi Arabia's military intervention in the Yemen Civil War.

"This resolution says that in this terrible, horrific war that Congress is prepared to act, and I hope very much that all of us will seize this opportunity," said Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who co-authored the resolution.  He's an independent, but caucuses with the opposition Democrats.  It's believe that a handful of Republicans will break off to join Bernie and the Democrats to pass the resolution.

The Trump administration is against Bernie's measure which it believes is a threat to Washington's longstanding alliance with Saudi Arabia, which is leading the effort to shore up the weak Yemeni government from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.  The Saudis are supplied and advised by the US, and the resolution recognizes that Congress did not authorize US involvement in the Yemen Civil War.

Congress has become less and less enamored with the Saudis as the death toll in Yemen moved higher and higher.  For many, the sentiment turned into disgust with the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, allegedly at the orders of Saudi crown prince Muhammad.

"I know some people don't want to believe this, but I think this resolution was going to pass even if Khashoggi was never murdered.  I think the momentum was just growing toward getting the United States out of this war," said Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who is con-sponsoring Bernie's measure along with Utah Republican Mike Lee.  "I think there were 51 votes for this even before Khashoggi."