Pamela, Trump is trying to ram through a massive, last-minute sale of BILLIONS in weapons to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — the same bombs that they and Saudi Arabia use to murder Yemeni civilians and exacerbate a humanitarian crisis — and the time for us to STOP the sale is quickly running out. We're jumping into action, and we NEED you with us. We have a CRITICAL but narrow window to act: Congress' 30-day review period ends soon, and the Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would block the sale THIS WEEK. The clock is ticking, but luckily we've done this before, and there's no doubt that together, we can get loud enough so that (once again) Congress listens. Add your name to our urgent note Congress now: No more U.S. complicity in Yemen. No arms sale to the UAE. Trump and Pompeo's move to sell the UAE F-35 fighter jets, bombs, and armed drones on their way out of the White House is reprehensible. Congress must unequivocally reject Trump's last-ditch effort to cozy up to weapons executives and his human rights-abusing friends in the UAE — and I know we can pressure them to do it. Why? Because we've done it before! Two years ago, Win Without War turned an under-the-radar arms sale to Saudi Arabia into a massive fight that brought the U.S. role in the war in Yemen into the light. Last year, we won an unprecedented vote, sending a resounding message that U.S. military aid to the war in Yemen is unconstitutional. The United States should not be in the business of rewarding human rights abusers with arms sales — not when these weapons are regularly used to massacre civilians in Yemen and Libya; not when those weapons have repeatedly and illegally ended up in the hands of violent non-state actors; not while another President-elect is preparing to step into the Oval Office — not EVER Congress' 30-day review clock runs out soon and the Senate is voting in the coming DAYS. Our work to stop Trump from wreaking further devastation with this unchecked arms sale ramps up NOW. Make sure your members of Congress hear from you and BLOCK Trump's weapon sale to the UAE — add your name now. Thank you for working for peace, Stephen and the Win Without War team |
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