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.
Withdraw from that failed organization
Yeah, Eric, because, if you’re a Democrat, especially a Clinton, you can do anything you want with impunity and complete protection of the corrupt U.S. government. Right?
Good. UN expulsion right out of ny!
Leave the USA.
What a joke, stop the cash flow!
Get the hell out of the un.
Thought he said he had nothing to hide . He said no collision. He said it was all f**e news . Why is he trying to plea bargin ? Do you think that if he doesn’t deliver on putins demands he could be signing his death warrant? I wonder how long people are going to keep lying for him . His kids have kids . Are they going to risk going to prison because daddy needs them to lie for him. What about all these cronies ?
Threaten us with a good time!…
I think we should be expelled from the UN we can get by without him number one other countries are still going to trade with us in such number two and then number three we can get the UN out of the f****** United States and then we can go ahead and turn their mother f****** building into Refugee Apartments
Ok bye, to get another useless and powerless organization. Toodles.