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Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« on: December 28, 2016, 01:06:27 pm »
 Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote

Posted By Adam Kredo On December 28, 2016 @ 5:00 am In National Security | No Comments

Congress is already setting the stage to cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations in the wake of a contested vote last week in which the Obama administration permitted an anti-Israel resolution to win overwhelming approval, according to congressional leaders, who told the Washington Free Beacon that the current administration is already plotting to take further action against the Jewish state before vacating office.

Other punitive actions by Congress could include expelling Palestinian diplomats from U.S. soil and scaling back ties with foreign nations that voted in favor of the controversial measure, according to multiple sources who spoke to the Free Beacon about the situation both on and off the record.
 

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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2016, 02:16:10 pm »
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Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote

Posted By Adam Kredo On December 28, 2016 @ 5:00 am In National Security | No Comments

Congress is already setting the stage to cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations in the wake of a contested vote last week in which the Obama administration permitted an anti-Israel resolution to win overwhelming approval, according to congressional leaders, who told the Washington Free Beacon that the current administration is already plotting to take further action against the Jewish state before vacating office.

Other punitive actions by Congress could include expelling Palestinian diplomats from U.S. soil and scaling back ties with foreign nations that voted in favor of the controversial measure, according to multiple sources who spoke to the Free Beacon about the situation both on and off the record.
 

Article printed from Washington Free Beacon: http://freebeacon.com

URL to article: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-moving-cut-u-s-funding-un-wake-anti-israel-vote/

How can there be any Palestinian diplomats here is it is not a recognized state?
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2016, 02:29:07 pm »
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How can there be any Palestinian diplomats here is it is not a recognized state?

2008.  2012.
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« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2016, 02:38:22 pm »
Cut it to ZERO $ and get the hell out!
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2016, 02:39:51 pm »
They could start by calling the UN building occupied territory and telling the UN weenies to get out.  Then raze the building.
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2016, 12:23:45 am »
Quote from: Bigun on December 28, 2016, 02:38:22 pm
Cut it to ZERO $ and get the hell out!

 :beer:  :patriot:  I agree with you 110%.  We should have gotten the hell out of there long ago.
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2016, 12:34:59 am »
Quote from: Bigun on December 28, 2016, 02:38:22 pm
Cut it to ZERO $ and get the hell out!

Who do you see filling our void--especially on the SC?
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« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2016, 01:00:01 am »
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By contrast, the U.S. is assessed 22 percent of the regular budget (approximately $622 million) and over 28 percent of the peacekeeping budget (approximately $2.402 billion).

Put another way, the U.S. will be assessed more than 176 other member states combined for the regular budget and more than 185 countries combined for the peacekeeping budget. Who says America isn’t exceptional!




www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/06/16/america-pay-way-to...
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« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2016, 01:03:40 am »
As I posted on another thread ... maybe we should cut back and match the level of the Russian Federation (or Canada)




https://factly.in/united-nations-budget-contributions-by-member-countries/
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2016, 01:11:08 am »
Quote from: Sanguine on December 29, 2016, 12:25:04 am
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So what, that does not answer a Question.
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2016, 02:19:05 am »

Obama wrecks everything he touches.


He has already destroyed the Democrat Party, why not destroy the U.N. on his way out the door.
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2016, 02:38:34 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on December 29, 2016, 12:34:59 am
Who do you see filling our void--especially on the SC?

I don't care who does or if anyone does.  The UN is a totally useless organization for US interests  IMHO.



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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2016, 06:16:05 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on December 29, 2016, 01:03:40 am
As I posted on another thread ... maybe we should cut back and match the level of the Russian Federation (or Canada)




https://factly.in/united-nations-budget-contributions-by-member-countries/

Everyone is tossing around this 22% number these days, but how does that translate into dollars and cents?

22% of what?

Do we contribute a million dollars, 10 million dollars, a billion dollars?  What is the dollar figure?

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It turns out we don't know - it's a secret.  The Obama administration has not made public our exact dollar amount in over 5 years.  Once again our intrepid journalist are asking all the wrong questions.  Why is the Obama administration keeping this secret?
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2016, 06:35:11 am »
Quote from: Hondo69 on December 29, 2016, 06:16:05 am
Everyone is tossing around this 22% number these days, but how does that translate into dollars and cents?

22% of what?

Do we contribute a million dollars, 10 million dollars, a billion dollars?  What is the dollar figure?

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It turns out we don't know - it's a secret.  The Obama administration has not made public our exact dollar amount in over 5 years.  Once again our intrepid journalist are asking all the wrong questions.  Why is the Obama administration keeping this secret?

It's no secret. We kick in about 8 billion a year, 3 billion mandatory the rest voluntary.
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2016, 07:53:20 am »
Quote from: driftdiver on December 28, 2016, 02:39:51 pm
They could start by calling the UN building occupied territory and telling the UN weenies to get out.  Then raze the building.

Turn it into "Trump Tower - Turtle Bay."
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Re: Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote
« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2016, 07:59:45 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on December 29, 2016, 06:35:11 am
It's no secret. We kick in about 8 billion a year, 3 billion mandatory the rest voluntary.

Thanks, that helps.  I've heard that 8 billion figure tossed around here and there the past few years.  The best I can tell there has been no actual accounting data since 2010.
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