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My biggest problem with the UN is it's refusal to enforce any of its resolutions, in effect, making it a toothless organization as well as a bottomless money pit.If the UN was simply created as a neutral table for all countries to have a voice then I would have a different opinion but it is apparently more than that. If it is more then that, I expect more. We're getting much less in my opinion.I gasped when I saw the US contribution to the UN! In 2001 it was over 3 Billion dollars and in 2005 it was over 5 billion!! - yes thats billion with a "B". That is roughly 25% if the UN's total annual budget! What have US taxpayers seen for their contributions? A total inability of the UN to enforce it's own resolutions. An oil for food scandal that allowed Saddam to make billions around sanctions and was of ZERO benefit to his people. Now that the scandal has been buried, can anyone remember who was held accountable? Oh, thats right, no one! I particularly enjoyed the offensive speeches we were subjected to on our own soil by Iranian and Venezuelan leaders. I think Americans are big enough to get over this but it seems to me we could get the same results and treatment for free.I'm not of the opinion that the UN serves no purpose. Nor do I think that it is impossible to fix the issues that plague the current UN. I am, however saying that if it continues to be little more than an expensive cocktail party then I have little interest in funding it or hosting it!-Castle
My biggest problem with the UN is it's refusal to enforce any of its resolutions, in effect, making it a toothless organization as well as a bottomless money pit.
If the UN was simply created as a neutral table for all countries to have a voice then I would have a different opinion but it is apparently more than that. If it is more then that, I expect more. We're getting much less in my opinion.
I gasped when I saw the US contribution to the UN! In 2001 it was over 3 Billion dollars and in 2005 it was over 5 billion!! - yes thats billion with a "B". That is roughly 25% if the UN's total annual budget! What have US taxpayers seen for their contributions? A total inability of the UN to enforce it's own resolutions. An oil for food scandal that allowed Saddam to make billions around sanctions and was of ZERO benefit to his people. Now that the scandal has been buried, can anyone remember who was held accountable? Oh, thats right, no one! I particularly enjoyed the offensive speeches we were subjected to on our own soil by Iranian and Venezuelan leaders. I think Americans are big enough to get over this but it seems to me we could get the same results and treatment for free.
I'm not of the opinion that the UN serves no purpose. Nor do I think that it is impossible to fix the issues that plague the current UN. I am, however saying that if it continues to be little more than an expensive cocktail party then I have little interest in funding it or hosting it!
-Castle
