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Saudi-led military campaign gets bipartisan U.S support

U.S. lawmakers of both parties reiterated their support for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen against Houthi rebels on Friday.

“I applaud the Saudis for taking this action to protect their homeland and to protect their own neighborhood,” House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, said at a news conference. “If America leads, our allies in the region would be tickled to death and would be happy to join a coalition. But America has to lead.”