WHY THREATEN TO CUT OFF AID TO THE UNITED NATIONS? WHY NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT OF IT?

[Emjay]

The United Nations has been nothing more than a totalitarian money pit for the world, especially the united States, and now they have thumbed their collective noses once again at the US.

Recently, the United Nations put forth a resolution to rescind President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Trump threatened to cut aid to UN members over the Jerusalem vote.

“All of these nations that take our money and then they vote against us at the Security Council or they vote against us, potentially, at the Assembly, they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars and then they vote against us,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting


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[corbe]

   Move it's occupants somewhere else and let the Trump boys turn it into Condo's, would be my suggestion.

[edpc]

The only good reason to have it here is for the intel gathering, but that does not seem worth the hassle.

[Emjay]

   Move it's occupants somewhere else and let the Trump boys turn it into Condo's, would be my suggestion.

Got room at your house, Corbe?

[Emjay]

The only good reason to have it here is for the intel gathering, but that does not seem worth the hassle.

Of course it is not.

It's been an expensive mistake from the very beginning. 

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, the first reason that comes off the top of my head is the UN Security Council could do real damage to us and our friends, like Israel.  Raise an Army, for example.  We need that veto to keep that from happening, because we've needed to use it before.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Well, the first reason that comes off the top of my head is the UN Security Council could do real damage to us and our friends, like Israel.  Raise an Army, for example.  We need that veto to keep that from happening, because we've needed to use it before.

That's what I was thinking too.

[kevindavis007]

Well in order to leave the UN, we have to pull out of the treaty.. Which takes 2/3....

[IsailedawayfromFR]

NYC would undergo a precipitous drop in real estate valuation, its restaurants would have a large drop in business, as well as taxis, etc.

The amount of monies spent on diplomats' expense accounts adds up a fail amount of that city's economy.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

America's Laissez Faire disinterest in the League of Nations having worked out so well, punitive reparations against Germany/WWII, I'm inclined to say we Must remain in the UN to vote No on everything they want to do.

Pulling out would be taking the only cop in the worst end of town off the street to give the Crips, Bloods, and MS-13 free reign there.

[NavyCanDo]

It should be pointed out that this vote was from the General Assembly not the Security Council, so carries no more weight than an opinion letter in your local newspaper. And the GA has a long list of appalling stuff they voted for or against.   That said, I love our response to it. Well played.

[TomSea]

It should be pointed out that this vote was from the General Assembly not the Security Council, so carries no more weight than an opinion letter in your local newspaper. And the GA has a long list of appalling stuff they voted for or against.   That said, I love our response to it. Well played.

Thanks for that. I certainly was not aware of this.

[Fishrrman]

Let them move it to Brussels.

US out of UN!
UN out of US!

[corbe]

    Damnit @Fishrrman Now I feel Guilty for LMFAO.  Some poor batard was wearing that helment.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

    Damnit @Fishrrman Now I feel Guilty for LMFAO.  Some poor batard was wearing that helment.

Wrong color helmet for anyone to feel sorry over.

[Cyber Liberty]

    Damnit @Fishrrman Now I feel Guilty for LMFAO.  Some poor batard was wearing that helment.

LOL.  No...pretty sure that was target practice.  I saw that pic a couple years ago, and IIRC the story was not written from an angle you or I would agree with.

[NavyCanDo]

Here is something to ponder which was just said on FOX News. Out of the 97 times the UN General Assembly got together to vote to condemn a nation, 83 of the 97 was to condemn Israel.  83.

[anubias]

Well, the first reason that comes off the top of my head is the UN Security Council could do real damage to us and our friends, like Israel.  Raise an Army, for example.  We need that veto to keep that from happening, because we've needed to use it before.

Exactly.  It would be a mistake to give up our veto power.

[Cyber Liberty]

Here is something to ponder which was just said on FOX News. Out of the 97 times the UN General Assembly got together to vote to condemn a nation, 83 of the 97 was to condemn Israel.  83.

IIRC, we vetoed every one against Israel, except for one time when we Abstained.  Can you guess which President did that?

[Bigun]

IIRC, we vetoed every one against Israel, except for one time when we Abstained.  Can you guess which President did that?

No guessing required on my part!  It was Val Jarrett's flunky Barrack Hussein Obama!
 

[DCPatriot]

Let them move it to Brussels.

US out of UN!
UN out of US!

Well, I'll be damned......TBR 'Blue' matches UN 'Blue'.

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, I'll be damned......TBR 'Blue' matches UN 'Blue'.

Only on every other post....

[DCPatriot]

    Damnit @Fishrrman Now I feel Guilty for LMFAO.  Some poor batard was wearing that helment.

Well, they could have reenacted that scene from "A Few Dollars More"....


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[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Only on every other post....

Yes. And that's as close as I ever want to get to anything called 'Bipartisan' ever again.

[truth_seeker]

Members arriving at the UN

ts you know better than that!