Did you hear the exciting news from Spain?
Spain just cancelled a $10.6 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia! And since Spain is the fourth largest arms supplier to the horrific Saudi-led coalition war in Yemen, throwing this wrench into an already paid-for years-old arms sale is a big deal [1].
Antiwar activists everywhere are celebrating this invigorating news. So let’s ride this global momentum by blocking a U.S. bomb sale too!
Luckily, Win Without War activists are already pushing the Senate to block U.S. bombs to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. More than 12,000 activists have already written their Senators and we need you to join them. If we can turn up the heat and demand our Senators oppose Trump’s proposed arms sales to Saudi Arabia and U.A.E, we have a real chance at disarming the war in Yemen too.
Thank you,
Amy Frame
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I'm ashamed.
Last week, Senate leadership blocked a vote on Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s amendment to stop supporting the Saudi-led coalition’s war crimes in Yemen.
There’s no excuse for this political maneuvering. This month alone, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen — aided by the United States — bombed and killed over 60 Yemeni children in two separate airstrikes. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.
But when I need hope, I turn to activists like you. Win Without War members made hundreds of calls in just 48 hours in support of Sen. Murphy’s amendment. Now, we’ve got to keep that grassroots power going full throttle — because we have another chance to seriously upend United States support for this brutal war.
Trump wants to sell billions more in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. — the same bombs that these countries are using to murder Yemeni civilians.
We can’t let that happen. We need to jump on the momentum from Sen. Murphy’s amendment to let our senators know they aren’t off the hook to end U.S. support of the war in Yemen.
Look — we shouldn’t even need to pressure our senators on this arms sale. Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E are deliberately bombing weddings, hospitals, and schools in Yemen. It’s a no-brainer: Cancel the sale.
But let’s follow the money for a minute. U.S. defense mega-corporation Lockheed Martin manufactured the bomb that hit a school bus and murdered 40 kids in Yemen. Lockheed Martin was also the top campaign contributor to Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, who helped block Sen. Murphy’s amendment to cut off support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
Appalled yet? That’s not even remarkable. Massive campaign contributions from the war lobby are normal. And it’s no coincidence that arms sales to proven human rights violators like the Saudi and U.A.E. governments keep sailing right through Congress.
Not this time. Not if we have anything to say about it.
Sens. Feinstein and Harris represent you — not deep-pocketed defense lobbyists. And they need to hear it.
Thank you for working for peace,
Amy, Erica, Cassandra, and the Win Without War team
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[1] The Washington Post, "Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns"
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