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 $4.5 billion a year — the cost of about two B-1 bombers — according to an analysis by the Center for Global Development.
US government estimates have also found that relying on UN peacekeepers is beneficial to the American taxpayer.
In Haiti in 2004, a coup prompted the US to deploy military forces to avert a potential refugee crisis. After the initial intervention, the Bush administration convinced the UN to field peacekeepers.
“We estimate that it would cost the United States about twice as much as the United Nations (UN) to conduct a peacekeeping operation similar to the current UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti,” which was called Minustah, the Government Accountability Office wrote in a 2006 report.
Yes, but what else did those “savings” to the U.S. budget get us? Or rather, what did they get Haiti?
Glad you asked!
UN aid workers from Nepal were identified as the source of a cholera outbreak which killed over 10,000 Haitians and sickened hundreds of thousands more. Yet the UN claimed diplomatic immunity and refused to provide compensation.
Wow! Now that’s the kind of quality that money just can’t buy! And in this case, it didn’t!
And now, the United Nations Chief is threatening the United States with the forfeiture of its vote in the General Assembly if it cuts its funding to a point where it is detrimental to the body. Read more about the White House reply to the UN over its threats on the following page.
Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of NY. Let the EU put it in Brussels if they even want it …
Corrupt organization, second only to the Obama administration. Please expel the U.S. and move your building to Iran, Iraq, or N. Korea.
F**k the U.N. lets just expel them from this country and cease funding.
B******t..Americans pay for the UN..most of the money the UNITED has comes from us
Pack up your$#%&!@*and get out of our country!!
Agree. UN out of the US.
Go with it. And move your nest of criminals out with you to say Saudi. They can afford to take care of you.
VERY GOOD! AMERICA DOESN’T NEED THE UN. MOST AMERICAN DON’T WANT THE U.N. IN NEW YORK OR US CONTRIBUTING ALL THAT MONEY TO AN OFTEN CORRUPT THINKING BODY, BECAUSE NATIONS WITH SINISTER MOTIVE TRYING TO TELL US WHAT WE KNOW AS WRONG.
BARRACK OBAMA IS EVIL, AND WANTED TO DEZTRORY AMERICA, HES A THIEF, A TREASONOUS ILLEGAL ALIEN. OUR PEOPLE KNOW THAT NOW.
WE HAVE AN HONORABLE LEADER, AND WE’LL RECOVER WITHOUT THESE EVIL GUY COMING IN TO BREAK DOWN OUR SYSTEM.
GOD IS ON OUR SIDE.
We AMERICANS AGREE WE FON’T NEED A DISFUNCTIONAL, CORRUPT UNITED NATIONS. WE GAVE GAVE THE GOODS AND BECAUSE OF CORRUPT NATION COUNTRIES, WE GOTTHE SHAFT!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! THE ONLY WAY WE CITIZENS WOULD APPROVE OF HAVING THE UNITED NATIONS AGAIN, IS IF THE ONE TRUE AND LIVING GOD PPOF JACOB APPROVED OF IT, BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD, RIGHT NOW, IT IS NOT. AND YOU WILL NOT TELL US WHAT WE CAN. THAT CORRUPT BUZZARD IS NOT PRESIDENT ANYMORE. WE HAVE THE BEST PRESIDENT. THE BEST IN 60 YEARS! BYE!
the UN people are mostly globalist elites – we need them like we uncle joe stalin back
?? Go ahead