International News
See other International News Articles
Title: Obama has the solution: Major address-U.S. should strengthen U.N.
Source:
The Politco
URL Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49319.html
Published: Feb 11, 2011
Author: MIKE ALLEN & JAKE SHERMAN
Post Date: 2011-02-11 10:50:00 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: None
Views: 3126
Comments: 6
Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations, will argue in a major address Friday evening that the U.S. should “strengthen” — not “starve” — the world body. The address is the first in a series of speeches — to continue this spring – making the case to the American people about why the U.N. matters to national security, and how it is being improved. House Republicans failed this week in trying to get $180 million in overpaid dues back from the United Nations. The effort was widely panned by New Yorkers in Congress as damaging to security. The ambassador will be speaking to the World Affairs Council of Oregon, in Portland. "The U.N. provides a real return on our tax dollars by bringing 192 countries together to share the cost of providing stability, vital aid, and hope in the world’s most broken places,” Rice says in prepared remarks. “Because of the U.N., the world doesn’t look to America to solve every problem alone. … We’re far better off working to strengthen the U.N. than trying to starve it—and then having to choose between filling the void ourselves, or leaving real threats untended.”
Susan Rice is set to deliver a major address. | AP Photo
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
#1. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
Get the UN the Fuck out of America. They are our enemy. Arrest them.
#3. To: A K A Stone (#1)
I agree. Here's something I posted to "We the People" just a few minutes ago, on another thread... While I was waiting, somewhere around 200 soldiers in Japanese army uniforms came walking through, straight off the plane... In BDUs, wearing patches that said "JAPAN," and "UNITED NATIONS." They were wearing the UN blue berets, as well. They formed up into several groups, and marched through the streets. My wife asked if any of them spoke English, and after talking to about 20 guys, one of them- an officer, it seems- asked what they were doing here...? He said they're on a 6-month tour here, before they go home. He never told us why they were actually here. Disturbing.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
Replies to Comment # 1. Get the UN the Fuck out of America. They are our enemy. Arrest them.
An interesting thing... On Wednesday, I picked up my wife from LAX.
End Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
[Home] [Headlines] [Latest Articles] [Latest Comments] [Post] [Mail] [Sign-in] [Setup] [Help] [Register]