To Kofi Annan with love,
Bart
Posted on 05/08/2003 6:35:04 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
Dear Mr Trink: The United States gives out US$13.3 billion tax dollars in direct Foreign Aid annually. The United States is the single most generous benefactor of the United Nations, donating $2.4 billion dollars to primarily third-world dictators.This amount is 25% of the United Nations budget.
In addition, the United States also gives another $1.4 billion tax dollars to United Nations' programmes and agencies. The American taxpayers fund more for the United Nations than all of the other 177-member nations combined.
What most Americans do not realise is that the vast majority of the recipients of the US Foreign Aid routinely vote against the wishes of the United States in the United Nations at an average rate of 74%. In other words, of the $13.3 billion tax dollars invested in direct Foreign Aid only about 26% or $3.5 billion went to support people who endorsed American initiatives or causes.
A staggering $9.8 billion tax dollars went to causes and people who were and are in open and direct opposition to the United States' interests and objectives.
Listed below are the actual voting records of various States which are recorded in both the US State Department and United Nations' records:
_ Kuwait votes against the United States 67% of the time.
_ Qatar votes against the United States 67 % of the time.
_ Morocco votes against the United States 70% of the time.
_ United Arab Emirates votes against the US 70% of the time.
_ Jordan votes against the United States 71% of the time.
_ Tunisia votes against the United States 71% of the time.
_ Saudi Arabia votes against the United States 73% of the time.
_ Yemen votes against the United States 74% of the time.
_ Algeria votes against the United States 74% of the time.
_ Oman votes against the United States 74% of the time.
_ Sudan votes against the United States 75% of the time.
_ Pakistan votes against the United States 75% of the time.
_ Libya votes against the United States 76% of the time.
_ Egypt votes against the United States 79% of the time.
_ Lebanon votes against the United States 80% of the time.
_ India votes against the United States 81% of the time.
_ Syria votes against the United States 84% of the time.
_ Mauritania votes against the United States 87% of the time.
Egypt, for example, after voting 79% of the time against the United States, still receives $2 billion annually in US Foreign Aid. Jordan votes 71% against the United States and receives $193 million annually in US Foreign Aid.
India votes 81% against the United States receives $144 million
annually in US Foreign Aid.
Perhaps it is time to get out of the UN and give the tax savings back to the American workers who are having to skimp and sacrifice to pay the taxes.
B.T.: For the US to turn its back on the UN and, possibly, Nato would
be unwise. It might well reappraise its contributions by setting
conditions based on national interest, as every country does. Yet the
world is too small to take the isolationist route. America may not
need them as much as they need America, but America does need them.
Heres a link to the original bankok article.
To Kofi Annan with love,
Bart
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