$17.5 Trillion in debt and growing and he wants to increase donations to an organization that hates the United States. Not to mention at the same time he is decreasing military spending. What a jewel of a President.

When U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday, the panel will consider a budget request for international organizations that is 33 percent bigger than last year’s, including a 43 percent hike in U.S. contributions to peacekeeping missions.

The administration’s fiscal year 2015 budget request for the U.N. and other organizations is $4.036 billion, up from $3.031 billion in FY2014. For contributions to peacekeeping missions, it is asking for $2.518 billion, up from $1.765 last year.

The $2.518 billion for peacekeeping amounts to 28.36 percent of the U.N.’s total peacekeeping budget. The U.S. also provides 22 percent of the separate U.N. operating budget. The U.N. has 193 member states.

According to Heritage Foundation scholar Brett Schaefer, President Clinton in 1994 signed a law setting a 25 percent cap on U.S. contributions for U.N. peacekeeping, which at the time were running at around 30 percent.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-...kWOGa.dpuf

Sure. why not? We got it to burn, right?

God, please save us from this rampant stupidity. Good news is zerO's budget will DOA as soon as it's submitted once again.

I was actually thinking we should cut the funding by 100% and kicking them out of the US. Let these mofo's become Europe's problem.

Clowns are running the country.

**** that clown

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The Cow Fart President's ultimate goal is global welfare.

He couldn't be happier if the UN ran this country 100%

(04-02-2014 07:07 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  Clowns are running the country.

That's an insult to clowns. At least clowns have a plan for their hijinks. I think the idiots in DC just wing it.

I'd like to offer a marginal defense of this plan from this perspective; one of retreat and regrouping. Look, I think we would all concede that the US has some major internal challenges that need to be addressed. But we as a nation can't resolve those issues if we are forced to remain engaged politically and militarily around the world. The reactions of the people regarding Syria and Ukraine are clear; America needs a break. Let's tag the UN in for a little while and let them handle these situations as per their charter.

It will cost us money the nation doesn't currently have, but the respite would IMO allow the US to resolve it domestic issues and create a clear and coherent international policy. Yes, the UN would be ineffective and China might flex its muscle in SE Asia in concert with a resurgent Russia, but in such a world, America would finally achieve clarity regarding who are real allies such be in the 21st century.

(04-03-2014 08:34 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  I'd like to offer a marginal defense of this plan from this perspective; one of retreat and regrouping. Look, I think we would all concede that the US has some major internal challenges that need to be addressed. But we as a nation can't resolve those issues if we are forced to remain engaged politically and militarily around the world. The reactions of the people regarding Syria and Ukraine are clear; America needs a break. Let's tag the UN in for a little while and let them handle these situations as per their charter.

It will cost us money the nation doesn't currently have, but the respite would IMO allow the US to resolve it domestic issues and create a clear and coherent international policy. Yes, the UN would be ineffective and China might flex its muscle in SE Asia in concert with a resurgent Russia, but in such a world, America would finally achieve clarity regarding who are real allies such be in the 21st century.

The UN cannot be trusted to carry out its charter. The US in retreat, for the world to see. Great. That should help.

(04-03-2014 08:39 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(04-03-2014 08:34 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  I'd like to offer a marginal defense of this plan from this perspective; one of retreat and regrouping. Look, I think we would all concede that the US has some major internal challenges that need to be addressed. But we as a nation can't resolve those issues if we are forced to remain engaged politically and militarily around the world. The reactions of the people regarding Syria and Ukraine are clear; America needs a break. Let's tag the UN in for a little while and let them handle these situations as per their charter.

It will cost us money the nation doesn't currently have, but the respite would IMO allow the US to resolve it domestic issues and create a clear and coherent international policy. Yes, the UN would be ineffective and China might flex its muscle in SE Asia in concert with a resurgent Russia, but in such a world, America would finally achieve clarity regarding who are real allies such be in the 21st century.

The UN cannot be trusted to carry out its charter. The US in retreat, for the world to see. Great. That should help.

I am fully aware that it can't. Let all the Responsibility to Protect people beg to UN to assist in situations like Syria. Also, retreating is to simply leave an untenable conflict. It doesn't mean defeat. I would rather husband the nation's strength rather than watch it peter out due to insipid policies and engagements.

(04-02-2014 07:04 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  I was actually thinking we should cut the funding by 100% and kicking them out of the US. Let these mofo's become Europe's problem.

Nice

(04-03-2014 08:57 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-03-2014 08:39 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(04-03-2014 08:34 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  I'd like to offer a marginal defense of this plan from this perspective; one of retreat and regrouping. Look, I think we would all concede that the US has some major internal challenges that need to be addressed. But we as a nation can't resolve those issues if we are forced to remain engaged politically and militarily around the world. The reactions of the people regarding Syria and Ukraine are clear; America needs a break. Let's tag the UN in for a little while and let them handle these situations as per their charter.

It will cost us money the nation doesn't currently have, but the respite would IMO allow the US to resolve it domestic issues and create a clear and coherent international policy. Yes, the UN would be ineffective and China might flex its muscle in SE Asia in concert with a resurgent Russia, but in such a world, America would finally achieve clarity regarding who are real allies such be in the 21st century.

The UN cannot be trusted to carry out its charter. The US in retreat, for the world to see. Great. That should help.

I am fully aware that it can't. Let all the Responsibility to Protect people beg to UN to assist in situations like Syria. Also, retreating is to simply leave an untenable conflict. It doesn't mean defeat. I would rather husband the nation's strength rather than watch it peter out due to insipid policies and engagements.

America's new doctrine, Peace thru Appeasement.

(04-03-2014 09:04 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(04-02-2014 07:04 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  I was actually thinking we should cut the funding by 100% and kicking them out of the US. Let these mofo's become Europe's problem.

Nice

but they don't actually want to hang out in Europe. The people there actually hate the UN. Here the organization is simply ignored. What I don't want to see happen is for the US to drop major coin for them to rehab their NYC headquarters though. If they want new digs, they should definitely more the pep rally back to Europe.

(04-02-2014 07:04 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  I was actually thinking we should cut the funding by 100% and kicking them out of the US. Let these mofo's become Europe's problem.

Yep. Since they praise and love this useless organization of bureaucrats so much?...Let them house and finance it. We have paid our fair share 1000 times over.

(04-03-2014 09:09 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(04-02-2014 07:04 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  I was actually thinking we should cut the funding by 100% and kicking them out of the US. Let these mofo's become Europe's problem.

Yep. Since they praise and love this useless organization of bureaucrats so much?...Let them house and finance it. We have paid our fair share 1000 times over.

The money we spend for this worthless org, we might as well flush it down the toilet. Its corrupt.

(04-03-2014 09:07 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(04-03-2014 08:57 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-03-2014 08:39 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  

(04-03-2014 08:34 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  I'd like to offer a marginal defense of this plan from this perspective; one of retreat and regrouping. Look, I think we would all concede that the US has some major internal challenges that need to be addressed. But we as a nation can't resolve those issues if we are forced to remain engaged politically and militarily around the world. The reactions of the people regarding Syria and Ukraine are clear; America needs a break. Let's tag the UN in for a little while and let them handle these situations as per their charter.

It will cost us money the nation doesn't currently have, but the respite would IMO allow the US to resolve it domestic issues and create a clear and coherent international policy. Yes, the UN would be ineffective and China might flex its muscle in SE Asia in concert with a resurgent Russia, but in such a world, America would finally achieve clarity regarding who are real allies such be in the 21st century.

The UN cannot be trusted to carry out its charter. The US in retreat, for the world to see. Great. That should help.

I am fully aware that it can't. Let all the Responsibility to Protect people beg to UN to assist in situations like Syria. Also, retreating is to simply leave an untenable conflict. It doesn't mean defeat. I would rather husband the nation's strength rather than watch it peter out due to insipid policies and engagements.

America's new doctrine, Peace thru Appeasement.

When the world is pissed off at every decision and/or non decision the country makes, I don't see how taking our ball and going home is appeasement. If every says we are doing it wrong, then the French, Germans and Japanese or more than welcome to pick up the baton.

I guess dithering and pouting is getting expensive.