Sen. Moran is right; murder should have consequences

Opinion

June 27, 2019 - 10:38 AM

Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran thinks murder should have consequences. Why don’t his colleagues?

Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran did the right thing again. He’s flying solo in that regard, as fellow Senate Republicans from Kansas and Missouri refuse to respond to Saudi Arabia’s role in the bombing of Yemeni civilians and in the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi with anything but faux frowns and real arms contracts.

Unlike Missouri Senators Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt and Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, Moran voted on Thursday to block President Donald Trump from using emergency authority to sell arms to the Saudis.

Sure, these resolutions will be vetoed by the president, who as we careen toward war continues to take his cues on Iran in part from his son-in-law’s buddy, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Yes, even though a U.N. report documents “credible evidence” that it was the crown prince, as the CIA has said “with high confidence,” who ordered Khashoggi hacked to death for criticizing him in print. What’s the buzz of a bone-saw between friends?

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