Posted on 10/21/2008 6:27:58 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The United Nations chief called for greater cooperation Tuesday from the next president of the United States in facing the world's biggest challenges.
"During the past few years, the relationship has been not desirable," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Without specifically naming Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain, he said, "I think this historical pendulum is swinging back to multilateralism."
He said the United Nations needs a "strong partnership" with the United States to meet world development and peacekeeping goals.
Ban reiterated his belief that the U.S. must do more to face global climate change. He said the political will to take dramatic action is missing.
"It's an irony that those countries who have least contributed to this phenomenon of global warming will be hardest hit," he said. "Steering clear of the cliff will require immediate action by all."
More delay will only result in the world ignoring what he called its "historical responsibility" to protect the environment for future generations.
Ban previously has said the next U.S. president must show greater leadership than previous administrations in tackling climate change.
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Where do I sign up?
Swinging to? The WOT has been a multilateral effort -- we haven't been going at it alone.
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
Does anybody else wonder why we still support the UN?
It tries to undermine the Constitution of the USA and
would love to cripple our Constitutional Republic.
In over 60 years No major politician has ever tried
to get the USA out of the UN.
16 out of 17 of the AMERICANS that were involved in
creating the U . N. were later identified, in sworn
testimony, as secret communist agents.
The first Secretary General was the AMERICAN Alger Hiss.
Alger Hiss served time in prison pursuant to his
involvement in a Communist spy ring.
Many of the other AMERICANS that were involved in creating
the U . N. fled the country, to avoid prosecution.
The ONE AMERICAN, that was involved in creating the U . N.
and was NOT later identified, in sworn testimony, as a
secret communist agent, was Dean Acheson.
Dean Acheson’s law firm was the legal representative of
the Soviet Union, in U. S. courts.
If the AMERICANS that were involved in creating the U . N. were Communists, what do you think we got from the rest of the world?
BKM couldn’t find his own a&& with a flashlight and a mirror.
Hows the sex for food business? Guess it doesn't pay as well as the oil for food scam.
Get the US out of the UN
Get the UN out of the US
We should give him some multilateralism... Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines!
Sure it is. I mean, the UN spoke and the Russians couldn't wait to withdraw from Georgia, right?
“UN chief sees US swinging to multilateralism”
MM, it’s about money and the global warming cap and trade scam. The UN makes money “authenticating” carbon offsets and such.
It’s like their skim off the Oil For Food scandal.
And doesn't the UN charter include the right to self defense?
And what about that Colin Powell speech at the UN SC, that didn't happen?
And what about the 31 nations who joined in the Iraq war? You think we are all as stupid as Democrats?
Makes sense.
Hey Ban, The US has done a better job of fighting the so called global warming than virtually every country that did sign the Kyoto treaty.
The US is walking the walk, while the UN and Kyoto signatories are only talking.
That is leadership!
Something to keep in mind the next time one of your third-world ratholes leads a neo-socialist crusade against us for failing to throw more wealth their way.
I propose we make Joe the Plumber our UN ambassador.
This is the result of “salting” the UN with many small countries, including the former Republics of the USSR. The UN is a Socialists/Communists front organization intent on milking even more money fron the USA to further our destruction and their their cause of World Domination!
Good analogy.
Wow! i never though I would use the words "I like" and "McCain" in the same sentence. After Palin, this makes twice! If he will just secure the border and stop with the Spanish advertisements, I could end up liking him . . .maybe
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