After so many years of war, we need President Joe Biden to unequivocally end decades of destructive U.S. policy in Yemen.
The United States can and should play a positive role for peace in Yemen. But that requires not only an end of arms sales to and other support for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but also an end to all U.S. military involvement in Yemen writ large in favor of deep investments in lasting diplomacy, accountability and people-centered solutions.
News broke that the Biden administration is trying to shield Saudi Arabia and the UAE from accountability by potentially only banning some weapons. That’s not centering human rights in U.S. foreign policy, and the president must choose the path of peace, justice and diplomacy. Let’s end U.S. support for the brutal, needless Saudi- and Emirati-led coalition intervention in Yemen, and be a positive force for peace.