"I would end U.S. support for the disastrous Saudi-led war in Yemen and order a reassessment of our relationship with Saudi Arabia." - Joe Biden in 2019.
As Joe Biden gets down to business as the new US President, there are signs of hope for an end to the devastating war in Yemen.
The US and the UK are the biggest arms suppliers to Saudi Arabia, and its attacks on Yemen could not continue without this support.
But the new President has repeatedly promised to stop the flow of US arms and end military support. Now is the time to make sure he keeps those promises, and to force the UK to follow suit too.
The US is Saudi Arabia’s biggest arms supplier, but CAAT estimates that the UK has sold more than £18 billion of weapons to Saudi Arabia since the war began in March 2015. Over half of Saudi Arabia’s combat aircraft used for the bombing raids are UK-supplied.
“The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is entirely dependent on American and British support ... If either Washington or London halts the flow of logistics, the RSAF will be grounded.” - Bruce Reidel, Brookings Institution
If the US were to change course it would help end the war, and it would put huge pressure on UK Ministers to reconsider their support too. There is no time to waste.
One of the first tests will be whether Biden acts to stop the $290-million bomb sale that Trump’s White House approved to Saudi forces in December.
We will join US allies, and more than 260 organisations from 18 countries, in a global call to action against the war on Yemen this Monday 25 January. You can:
- Join the World Says No to War on Yemen Global Online Rally at 7pm GMT on Monday to add your voice.
- Share this piece to spread the word.
- Raise this with your MP in 2 minutes using our easy tool
- US residents can support this petition from Win Without War.
- Donate to help CAAT keep up the pressure on the UK government to stop arming Saudi Arabia. In hope, .
In hope.
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Sarah
Campaign Against Arms Trade