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Tell Congress: Honor our Commitments to UN Peacekeeping!
Sponsored by: Better World CampaignGlobal spending on war is staggering, but UN peacekeeping is helping to maintain peace, foster reconciliation, promote democracy, and build the foundation for long-term stability in 18 missions around the world.
UN peacekeeping shares the burden of maintaining international peace and security for a fraction of what it would cost the U.S. to do so, while keeping American troops out of harm's way.
But the United States is failing to pay its fair share of UN peacekeeping even though we vote for every mission! The President's budget request this year shortchanges UN peacekeeping by $500 million.
Considering the U.S. has already accumulated $500 million in prior unpaid bills to UN peacekeeping alone, the United States could owe more than $1 billion to the United Nations by the end of 2007 a small fraction of the $168 BILLION that will be spent on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year!
Sign the petition below telling Congress to honor its commitments to UN peacekeeping. Peace. It's cheaper than war.
UN peacekeeping shares the burden of maintaining international peace and security for a fraction of what it would cost the U.S. to do so, while keeping American troops out of harm's way.
But the United States is failing to pay its fair share of UN peacekeeping even though we vote for every mission! The President's budget request this year shortchanges UN peacekeeping by $500 million.
Considering the U.S. has already accumulated $500 million in prior unpaid bills to UN peacekeeping alone, the United States could owe more than $1 billion to the United Nations by the end of 2007 a small fraction of the $168 BILLION that will be spent on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year!
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This is question shouldn't be a question! We should honor the UN at all times. I am sure we are making progress in Iraq, but all the negativity centered around the war, the troops should be brought home.
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Can't anyone in Congress add up the costs??????
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Considering the enormous cost of war i think this small amount for peace is a far more better prospect for the world,dont you?,plus the financial commitments far out way the cost of war.
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The U.S. is getting quite an International reputation for NOT honoring our commitments, BREAKING TREATIES the U.S. has signed, NOT BEING FORTHCOMING with PROMISED aid, such as that to the tsunami victims, and generally behaving like a low-life sneak. Is THIS the sort of International reputation we U.S. citizens WANT our country to have? Well, then change it and try to get some of our lost credit and credibility back!
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Peace is cheaper than war. In many way. Please try the alternate route for a change!
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please honour your commitments
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As the world only super power we have commitment to fully particpate in the international community. We can not full participate if we do not work with the UN. I would like to call on Congress to end the hostility towards the UN and to forge stronger ties.
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