Many of the GOP House members and a few of the GOP Senators are no friend to the United Nations. The reasons for this are myriad and range anywhere from the unconscionable amount of money that the United States contributes to the overall UN budget of $8B a year to its clearly anti-Semitic views and actions. But make no mistake: there are many supporters in our government, both high-ranking Democrats and Republicans, who would rather push back against any and all cuts to the 193-nation body headquartered in New York City.
The sickening facts surrounding the United Nations’ ability to play up to a very compliant Leftist media when it comes to funding are almost too much to bear without losing your dinner. Business Insider, an avid and constant cheerleader for the United Nations, was keen to note that the all of the funding that the United States provides is actually a really good deal!
But when it comes to UN programs — UN peacekeeping in particular — the US already gets a pretty good deal.
US funding for the UN and its agencies adds up to a little over $4.5 billion a year — the cost of about two B-1 bombers — according to an analysis by the Center for Global Development.
US government estimates have also found that relying on UN peacekeepers is beneficial to the American taxpayer.
In Haiti in 2004, a coup prompted the US to deploy military forces to avert a potential refugee crisis. After the initial intervention, the Bush administration convinced the UN to field peacekeepers.
“We estimate that it would cost the United States about twice as much as the United Nations (UN) to conduct a peacekeeping operation similar to the current UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti,” which was called Minustah, the Government Accountability Office wrote in a 2006 report.
Yes, but what else did those “savings” to the U.S. budget get us? Or rather, what did they get Haiti?
Glad you asked!
UN aid workers from Nepal were identified as the source of a cholera outbreak which killed over 10,000 Haitians and sickened hundreds of thousands more. Yet the UN claimed diplomatic immunity and refused to provide compensation.
Wow! Now that’s the kind of quality that money just can’t buy! And in this case, it didn’t!
And now, the United Nations Chief is threatening the United States with the forfeiture of its vote in the General Assembly if it cuts its funding to a point where it is detrimental to the body. Read more about the White House reply to the UN over its threats on the following page.
We hold a veto vote and besides that, where would the money come from for the UN if not from the US…besides that I think we should throw the UN out of NYC and make them find another country for their diplomats to “enjoy”
Time to get out of the UN and throw there sorry asses out of the US
I hope Trump gets around to de-funding this worthless world Social club.
It would be interesting if we left the UN. Would that mean we would no longer police the world? Make other countries accountable? I’m all for it.
We shouldn’t be a part of it anyway.
It’s me KVG
I disagree with DT 99% of his choices but this one is interesting. Just remember that any savings we see from leaving won’t ever see your wallet. It always perplexes me how people think that saving money and reducing the deficit is somehow going to help them.
We have VETO power over any such attempt. Though, it may be smart to let them do it and withdraw funding. They’ll beat their chests claiming they vanquished us, then come pleading for money for their Fat Cat lifestyles.
Time to completely defund the UN. Get them the hell out of this country. I vote the de-population begins at the UN.
What I think every time I hear anything about the UN
We should’ve dropped them and quit spending money decades ago. Time to get out and kick them out of our country, send them bills for their unpaid parking tickets and open up the UN building as a homeless shelter.