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White House Nixes Withholding U.N. Dues
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| 6/15/05
| William C. Mann - AP
Posted on 06/15/2005 5:29:13 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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"We specifically cannot agree to the withholding provisions," Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said. "We are the founder, host country and leading contributor to the U.N."
Withholding one-half of the U.S. dues "would deal a great blow to our credibility in the U.N. system, and it would have ramifications for the reliability of the United States as a friend and partner to the countries that comprise the U.N," Burns said.
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We created and built it, we can put it to sleep or out to pasture as a good idea done in by bad people.
To: NormsRevenge
Not surprised at the Whitehouse response.
Get US out of the UN.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:36:36 PM PDT
by
afnamvet
(31st Fighter Wing Tuy Hoa AB RVN 68-69 "Return with Honor")
To: NormsRevenge
Someone once told me that George Bush was a conservative. I laugh when I think back to that time. Of course there are few people so foolish as to venture to say such a thing today.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:40:00 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(The U.S. Constitution poses no serious threat to our form of government)
To: NormsRevenge
"We are the founder, host country and leading contributor to the U.N."The we have a responsibility to keep it honest. Giving it gobs of cash no matter what does not accomplish that goal.
"would deal a great blow to our credibility in the U.N. system, and it would have ramifications for the reliability of the United States as a friend and partner to the countries that comprise the U.N,"
No. It would deal a great blow to our reputation as a combination meal ticket and doormat. Last I heard, you don't buy friends and partners.
To: NormsRevenge
"We are the founder, host country and leading contributor to the U.N."A shame we live with daily.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:41:03 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: afnamvet
Typical bs out of the Whore House. Bad mouth the UN on all the conservative websites and magazines. Prop it up in the main stream press. Talk out of both sides of the mouth like the one world socialist you really are George.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:41:47 PM PDT
by
satchmodog9
(Murder and weather are our only news)
To: NormsRevenge
Withholding one-half of the U.S. dues "would deal a great blow to our credibility in the U.N. system, and it would have ramifications for the reliability of the United States as a friend and partner to the countries that comprise the U.N," Burns said. Yeah, because when the U.N. General Assembly finds out the U.S. position these days, boy, do we get deference as a major funder and credit as a source of inspiration. /sarc
Boy, would it be nice if the Senate would do something RIGHT for a change.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:42:12 PM PDT
by
LibertarianInExile
(<-- sick of faux-conservatives who want federal government intervention for 'conservative things.')
To: thoughtomator
I grow more disgusted with W every day. Hate to say it, but the shrub didn't grow too far from the Bush (old man bush may be the biggest new world order supporter out there).
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:45:33 PM PDT
by
Founding Father
( Republicans control the Oval Office, Senate and House, but still can't govern.)
To: afnamvet
"Not surprised at the Whitehouse response."Nor am I.
There goes that "new tone in Washington" and "compassionate conservatism" again. Bites us in the ass every time.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:45:36 PM PDT
by
Czar
(StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: NormsRevenge
"We specifically cannot agree to the withholding provisions," Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said. "We are the founder, host country and leading contributor to the U.N." "Withholding one-half of the U.S. dues "would deal a great blow to our credibility in the U.N. system, and it would have ramifications for the reliability of the United States as a friend and partner to the countries that comprise the U.N," Burns said.
Exploding-Head-Zone
I can hear the chorus now:
"This is another of Bush's mind boggling strategies!"
"Those UN types had better learn not to play poker with, Dubya. They'll lose their shirts!"
"If he already doesn't, Rove should have a sign on his desk that reads: Genius At Work"
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:52:29 PM PDT
by
jla
To: thoughtomator
What's more, George Bush is a compassionate conservative. That's what makes him stand out from the crowd.
Keep laughing.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:56:29 PM PDT
by
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To: NormsRevenge
The Bush administration told Congress on Wednesday it opposes a bill to overhaul the way the United Nations works, citing a requirement the U.S. withhold dues if the organization fails to make changes.
Purely pandering to my mind. The remaining vestiges of respect I have for the Bush administration is slowly ebbing away with this action.
Perhaps the next Republican administration will be better and not quite so centrist.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:57:42 PM PDT
by
philman_36
("It’s a legal document, and legal documents do not change." Scalia)
To: NormsRevenge
I'm shocked at this position, firstly us tax payers shouldn't be compelled to pay for a failing organization, which is so anti american, and secondly if we are soo obligated to the success of a world governmental body it'd be far less corrupt and far better operated if we just took over the world and instituted a psuedo american government rather than let facists and communists convene a corrupt facade of order.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:58:49 PM PDT
by
kharaku
(G3)
To: NormsRevenge
The government fell millions of dollars into arrears in the late 1990s because an earlier fight between White House and Congress. As a result, the U.S. almost lost its voting rights in the U.N. General Assembly. I could live with this. We keep our money, and we lose our General Assembly vote. Who cares, because our vote is only 1 vote out of 190 votes. We pay 22% of the dues but we have .00526% of the vote of the General Assembly. Sure seems fair to me. /sarcasm
The only vote that matters is the Security Council, and even that doesn't matter if the libs don't agree.
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posted on
06/15/2005 5:58:53 PM PDT
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: thoughtomator
Someone once told me that George Bush was a conservative. I laugh when I think back to that time. Of course there are few people so foolish as to venture to say such a thing today.
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Well said. I found that out only recently.
I printed out and mailed these charts to the National Republican Committee and told them to take me off their mailing lists and email lists:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1400545/posts?page=59#55
I see no reason why anyone should donate to the Republican party. You get a much better bang for your buck and you can be certain it's getting spend on shrinking government with these guys (Club For Growth):
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/why.php
From those charts before it looks like the GOP is doing the opposite of what the people who donate to it want it to do.
(Such as fund the UN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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posted on
06/15/2005 6:02:28 PM PDT
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/canadahealthcare.htm)
To: NormsRevenge
"We specifically cannot agree to the withholding provisions," Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said. "We are the founder, host country and leading contributor to the U.N."BTW, Nick, there were 51 founders. While the US may be the hosting
nation (does he not know the difference?) and the leading contributor founding the UN wasn't a sole endeavor by the US so don't blow that horn.
The US ought to have 51 votes in the GA!
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posted on
06/15/2005 6:02:55 PM PDT
by
philman_36
("It’s a legal document, and legal documents do not change." Scalia)
To: cinives
"We pay 22% of the dues but we have .00526% of the vote of the General Assembly."
From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs, yada,yada,yada...
Is there any high profile Republican that supports cutting (Not growth projections) spending? Ditto for any high profile Republican that thinks the UN is just an expensive debating society that needs to go the way of the dodo bird.
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posted on
06/15/2005 6:09:06 PM PDT
by
rollo tomasi
(Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
To: NormsRevenge
The largest financial contributor to the United Nations, the U.S. TAXPAYERS pays about 22 percent of the annual $2 billion general budget. Apparently nobody is listening to US. What's it gonna take? A godamn revolution to get us out of this friggin no good organization?
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posted on
06/15/2005 6:09:50 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(AMERICA - 20 Million ILLEGALS Can't Be Wrong!)
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