[kabar]

“We lead the world, in part, by leading at the United Nations,” Power stressed at her final press conference before leaving the U.S. Mission on Jan. 20 when Barack Obama’s presidency ends and Donald Trump is inaugurated as president.

The US picks up 22% of the UN's operating costs and 27% of the peacekeeping costs. China pays 5.2% and Russia 2.4% of the operating costs. Uncle Sap is leading the world because we are picking up the tab.

[Oldexpat]

The guy who pays the fiddler gets to call the tune. Except when the US is paying. Then some one else calls the tune?