Bush OKs $606 Million to Fund UN Standing Army

[MarkMcM]

As if kissing every powder-blue hiney thats paraded in front of him isn't bad enough, now it seems (according to the June 28 issue of The New American) President Bush is pushing to spend $606 million (Defense Dept dollars) to help train a UN standing army. More of our tax dollars spent on UN social elite globalists. How lovely. My disenchantment with President Bush all started with his amnesty for illegals scheme and things seem to be going downhill. I wonder... is he trying to make me not vote for him??

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

EPCERT

One of the most stunning developments to come out of the Bush administration’s war on Iraq has been almost completely ignored by the media cartel. Incredibly, the Bush Defense and State Departments are jointly proposing to establish, with the apparent blessing of the White House, a 75,000-strong army of international "peacekeepers." Called the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), this astonishing scheme calls for recruiting and training primarily Third World peacekeepers, to the tune of over $600 million over the next five years.

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

"...UN standing army.."

Standing and picking their overgrown noses is all they will be doing.

[jla]

More here.

[StopGlobalWhining]

How to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!

Why is George W. Bush doing this? Especially in light of the ongoing U.N. Oil for Food Scandal?

Who oversees the activities of the U.N.? To whom does the U.N. answer? What redress do ordinary citizens have when they have been wronged by the U.N.?

The rights of citizens of the USA come from our creator. Government has no powers other than those granted to it by the people.

From where or whom does the United Nations derive it's powers?

[dufekin]

The UN (and Bill Clinton) could use some training in refraining from sexual promiscuity, rape, prostitution, and starving 13-year-old mothers who refuse sex.

[jla]

Wolfowitz touches on the subj briefly here, in a speech on Apr '04

[Texasforever]

Interesting article. I don't see where this is any kind of "UN Standing Army". It is training foreign troops to act as peacekeepers instead of ours and focused on Africa

[familyop]

Is there any evidence to support the allegation you're making?
...any links, references,...?

Or is this like MND's recent nutty conspiracy lie that our President wants to force our whole population to submit to mental evaluations?

[rotstan]

All,
I tried posting a link to the text of the bill, only to discover that THOMAS expires the search after a little while. So, here is the full text of the bill:

The Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative Act of 2004 (Introduced in Senate)

S 2514 IS1S

108th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2514
To authorize the transfer of funds for foreign countries to participate in international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operations , and for other purposes.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 9, 2004
Mr. LUGAR introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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A BILL
To authorize the transfer of funds for foreign countries to participate in international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operations , and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `The Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative Act of 2004'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The need for effective peacekeeping troops has grown worldwide, especially in Africa.

(2) Peacekeeping operations in Africa have grown from 24,000 peacekeepers in 2002 to 40,000 peacekeepers in 2004 and immediate future requirements in Sudan and Burundi will significantly increase the need for peacekeepers.

(3) Conflicts in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia/Eritrea, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Burundi, the Congo, and the Sudan have devastated the continent and set back economic and social progress for millions of Africans.

(4) African leaders, through the New Partnership for Africa's Development, have placed solving conflicts and managing post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction efforts on the continent as among their highest priorities.

(5) The African Union recently signed a protocol outlining its responsibility for peace and security on the continent and highlighting the importance of the organization's continuing partnership with the member states of the Group of Eight and the rest of the developed world.

(6) The member states of the Group of Eight have had a longstanding interest, expressed at both the Kananaskis and Evian summits, in providing technical and financial assistance to sustain and strengthen African peacekeeping capacity.

(7) The Group of Eight summit held in Sea Island, Georgia, in June 2004, resulted in the members of the Group of Eight pledging to train at least 75,000 international peacekeepers over the next several years and develop a plan to provide logistical support around the world.

(8) The United States has recognized the importance and value of professional training of international peacekeepers through several programs including the Africa Crisis Response Initiative and the African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance programs.

(9) The Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative is a significant United States contribution to fulfilling the commitment of the Group of Eight and to supporting the aspirations of African leaders as such leaders pursue peace and prosperity on the continent.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO ENGAGE IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS .

(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may transfer funds to the Secretary of State to provide assistance to military or security forces in a foreign country to enhance the capability of such country to participate in an international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operation.

(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE- Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to provide equipment, supplies, training, or funding.

(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY- The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to a foreign country or the military or security forces of such country.

[MarkMcM]

uh, no. Hate to have to point out the obvious, but the source was the New American article. A Bush campaign worker confirmed what I asked him about the article.

[Pontiac]

Of what use would a UN standing army be?

Any time a UN official gets killed in a hot zone the UN pulls its troops out of harms way.

An army that is afraid to get shot at is not an army.

[F.J. Mitchell]

I suspect that you never had any intention of voting for anyone except that idiot Kerry, in the first place.

If anyone is hell bent on financing a UN Army, it is the worry wart fart, with a long face and negative attitude about everything on earth-Mrs. Heinz's Gigolo.

Get lost, troll!

[familyop]

"Got a bill number ? ANYONE ?"

That's a most excellent question! That's the same question I asked of a publication by the same strange little constituency herd that posted the paragraph for this thread.

It's garbage. There are a cluster of people who are angry because our President won't bring back the Spectacle or something. It's likely that they're afraid of social programs being cut during his next term, which term is going to happen with or without them.

Look, lefties, if you don't want to re-elect our President, vote for Nader. Or go ahead and write in Milosovek, Hitler, or someone like that.

[familyop]

The JBS is way left while pretending to be right. Everyone knows that.

[familyop]

[familyop]

"Or is this like MND's recent nutty conspiracy lie that our President wants to force our whole population to submit to mental evaluations?"

Oops! That should read as "WND's."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1157814/posts

WND is a good publication when it's not working against our efforts.

[ThirdMate]

Mark, It was not obvious, that is why I asked. You referred to but did not link to the article in "New American".
Now I understand that your "source" is an obscure and little known publication that I could look up if I had sufficient motivation, and your confirmation is an unnamed campaign telemarketer. I suppose that is as good as a confirmation from a White House spokesman.
Are you from the Woodward/Bernstein school of journalism?
Mark, never apologize for pointing out the obvious.

[StopGlobalWhining]

"Got a bill number ? ANYONE ?"

Take a look at post #29.

Also consider the following paragraph excerpted from the Reagan "Rendezvous with Destiny" speech 1964. (Reprinted in National Review Online, June 8, 2004).

"Not too long ago two friends of mine were talking to a Cuban refugee, a businessman who had escaped from Castro, and in the midst of his story one of my friends turned to the other and said, "We don't know how lucky we are." And the Cuban stopped and said, "How lucky you are! I had someplace to escape to." In that sentence he told us the entire story. If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except to sovereign people, is still the newest and most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man. This is the issue of this election. Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves."

Again I ask, from whom does the United Nations derive it's powers?

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

S 2514 IS1S is an invalid bill number

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query

1 . United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.1196.IH]

5 . Access to Capital for Haiti's Development Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.1108.IH]

15 . Global Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2004 (Introduced in House)[H.R.4230.IH]

24 . Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (Reported in House)[H.R.1950.RH]

1 . The Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative Act of 2004 (Introduced in Senate)[S.2514.IS]< ----proper BILL NUMBER

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/politics/22CND-HEAR.html?ex=1088049600&en=736bc65d87221492&ei=5070



5/9/2002:
Committee on Armed Services ordered to be reported an original measure.
5/15/2002:
Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Levin. With written report No. 107-151. Additional and Minority views filed.
5/15/2002:
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
5/21/2002:
Star Print ordered on the bill as reported.
6/18/2002:
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S5674-5687)
6/19/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5674-5687, S5727-5767)
6/20/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5799-5821, S5825-5835, S5836-5841)
6/21/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5881-5886, S5891-5892)
6/24/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5925-5940)
6/25/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5973-5995, S5996-5999, S6001-6008)
6/25/2002:
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6001)
6/26/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6057-6089, S6097-6100, S6112-6121)
6/27/2002:
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6178-6180, S6182-6200, S6203-6225)
6/27/2002:
Cloture on the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 164. (consideration: CR S6182-6183)
6/27/2002:
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 2. Record Vote Number: 165. (text: CR 7/8/2002 S6363-6432)
6/27/2002:
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4546 as an amendment.
6/27/2002:
See also S. 2515, S. 2516, S. 2517.
6/27/2002:
Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
7/8/2002:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
7/8/2002 2:02pm:
Received in the House.
7/8/2002 7:17pm:
Held at the desk.


http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:SN02514:@@@X

S.2514
Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.



POPULAR TITLE(S):
Department of Defense, FY2003 bill (identified by CRS)

SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

SHORT TITLE(S) AS REPORTED TO SENATE:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED SENATE:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

http://64.177.207.201/pages/8_40.html

Amendments to S. 2514, the Defense Authorization bill

[MarkMcM]

'Troll'? There's an intelligent way of ending a post...

So then I guess forking over $606 million to the UN for their military development is OK with you? Since its not OK with me, that makes me a Kerry supporter? Your grasping. Personally, I have no intention of voting for Kerry (I would just as soon sit it out or vote Constitution Party before that ever happened).