[G.Mason]

"The option of withholding money immediately sets you off from all of your allies in this fight," Mark Malloch Brown, Mr. Annan's recently appointed chief of staff, told a House International Relations Committee hearing.
"It would be seen as the United States once again acting alone," he said. "

What was it dear old mom used to say about "if evryone jumped off the bridge ... "?

Let's get Mr. Bolton confirmed, and begin our journey out of the black hole that is the UN.

[kcvl]

"The option of withholding money immediately sets you off from all of your allies in this fight,"

What allies?! The ones that stabbed us in the back?!

[Bahbah]

Let's get Mr. Bolton confirmed....

Does anyone know when Bolton is coming up for a vote, or is it on hold until the judicial thing is resolved?

[Nip]

Let’s see….

What has the UN leadership called us in the last 15 months?

Which senior UN leader hasn’t insulted us in the last 15 months?

Be it war or humanitarian relief we are the worse nation in the world; or so the UN leadership has told the world.

Like a spoiled 5-year old brat - they want to do what they want, when they want, and how they want and expect us to continue, nay raise, their comfort level. I have raised children and this is NOT how to deal with this kind of behavior.

Here is my suggestion: Every time a UN leader who has insulted us (Kofi - an illegal war after Saddam had violated how many UN approved sanctions for example) stands before the international press, in public, and explains that his previous statements were in error and why; we pay the UN 1 % above our current dues. For every month they don’t we reduce our dues by 1 %.

What do you think our dues will look like in four years?

Do you honestly think we will be paying what we are paying right now?