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Originally posted by PowerSurge:
The fact of the matter is that the UN COMPLETELY loses its credibility if the US were to withdrawal from the UN. And the UN knows it.

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Let ‘em be.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
The U.N. is the accepted forum for the expression of international hatred.

“It is better to jaw-jaw than war-war.” Winston Churchill

Let ‘em be.

If it was just jaw-jaw, the U.N. budget could be reduced by a factor of 20 – or more.

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The US government has announced significant cuts in its United Nations budget obligations for 2018-19 in what will be interpreted as a further ratcheting up of pressure from the Trump administration looking to bend decision-making at the international body to its will.

In a statement released over the holiday, the US mission to the United Nations said next year’s budget would be slashed by over $285m and unspecified reductions would also be made to the UN’s management and support functions.

The announcement did not make clear the entire amount of the budget or specify what effect the cut would have on the US contribution.

“We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of,” the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said, adding that the “inefficiency and overspending” of the organization was well-known.

Under the UN charter, the US is responsible for 22% of the the body’s annual operating budget, or around $1.2bn in 2017-18, and 28.5% of the cost of peacekeeping operations, estimated at $6.8bn over the same period.

In her statement, Haley said she was pleased with the results of budget negotiations, and the US mission would continue to “look at ways to increase the UN’s efficiency while protecting our interests”.