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.
Sorry as the USA is on the Security council and one of the Five the signed to begin the UN..they can’t kick anyone out
Send them to Grance!!
The UN will never expel the US. We pay 1/3 of their bills. They would also have to find another home. Which, without our influx of money they couldn’t afford. So Mr. Secretary General needs to take his foot out of his mouth and not worry about our internal politics
about time take the un freak show to Iran
then they’d be among friends
Please!
Oh thank god
PLEASE kick us out. Next day the UN would be looking for a new country to house their offices and a way for the other countries to pick up the monies the US will not have to pay. Their immunity would go away so no parking in no parking areas, no speeding nor running red light. Please please kick us out!!!!
“Let’s also not forget that the 193 diplomats and their alternates/proxies are paid a handsome $70.6K a year, plus healthcare, meal stipend, travel, entertainment/leisure and, most importantly, immunity. Having grown up in New York City, I was not a stranger to the habits of UN Diplomats flaunting their immunity in cases of DWIs, Hit & Runs, Prostitution, Parking Violations, and Battery/Assault and getting away scot-free with the charges. Of course, there is the army of interpreters and translators, staff members, secretaries and clerks, cooks and barbers, tailors and servers. How much of that $8B budget is eaten up by homes, vehicles, hotels, energy bills, leases, travel, healthcare, licenses, food, alcohol, general overhead, maintenance, tens of thousands of workers abroad, uniforms, weapons, ammo, etc., etc., etc.?
So, for the Leftists to act as if this top-heavy, gargantuan enterprise is a lean, mean, legislating machine, is a flat-out lie.” The truth is always in who is getting paid. Just another group getting a free ride off of the American taxpayer. And our president is a bad guy? Get real!
Well since Truddmp dont have the balls to pull, please do.
Aw gee