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Tell Congress: Honor our Commitments to UN Peacekeeping!

Sponsored by: Better World Campaign

Global 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.

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deadline: 5-6-2008
goal: 30,000

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Dear Members of Congress,

War and hostility are far too prevalent in today's world, exacting a huge economic, moral, and human cost. In contrast, the price of peace is a fraction of the cost of war. I strongly support UN peacekeeping as a fair and effective means of sharing the burdens for international security and stability. No nation should have to bear every burden, pay every bill, or take every risk; I urge you to act now to fully fund our promised contributions to the UN.

Today, the UN oversees a record 18 peacekeeping missions around the world, including in some of the world's most dangerous places, such as Sudan, Lebanon, Congo, and Haiti, all of which are critical to our national and international security, and the U.S. votes to approve.

The UN's lifesaving peace missions are in jeopardy because donor countries are not living up to their commitments to support UN peacekeeping, particularly the U.S. Growing shortfalls in U.S. contributions, policy restrictions, and long-standing unpaid bills threaten to put the United States more than $1 billion behind in peacekeeping obligations. Shortchanging UN peacekeeping has real impacts, forcing the UN to cobble together the necessary means for deployment and discouraging other countries from contributing their fair share of resources.

I urge you to take a leading role in fulfilling U.S. commitments to UN peacekeeping by increasing funding to the Contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA) account by $500 million in the fiscal year 2008 appropriation process. The U.S. should also take steps to pay off prior U.S. arrears. Investing in peace serves our country better than paying for the soaring costs of war.

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We signed the “Tell Congress: Honor our Commitments to UN Peacekeeping!” petition!

# 150:

9:23 am PDT, May 11, Pamela Benbow, North Carolina

# 149:

9:23 am PDT, May 11, Joel Thames, California
Pay up or get out!

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9:23 am PDT, May 11, Shauna Lynn, Massachusetts

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9:23 am PDT, May 11, Lorraine Sunderland, Rhode Island

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9:22 am PDT, May 11, Jake Dowling, Illinois

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9:22 am PDT, May 11, Sandra Davis, Arkansas

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9:22 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Louisiana

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9:22 am PDT, May 11, Leisa Kennedy, Florida
because if you make a commitment, you need to stick to your word. If you cannot keep your word, YOU HAVE NOTHING !!!

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9:22 am PDT, May 11, Elizabeth Azevedo, California

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Karen Smith, Ohio

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Bianca Constance, New Jersey

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Lyn Hendrix, Illinois
We need to pay the UN, because we need them for Peace, and because we need to rectify the Honor of our Great Country. DESPITE THE DAMAGE OUR PRESIDENT HAS DONE!

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Virginia L. Matthews, Oregon

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Laura Baldwin, New Jersey
Please work toward not causing our country any more embarrassment on the world stage. Thank you.

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9:21 am PDT, May 11, Chris Purpus, Washington

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9:19 am PDT, May 11, Fred Lavy, Virginia
Pay our UN dues and let the UN deal with Iraq.

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9:19 am PDT, May 11, Katherine Tildes, Massachusetts

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9:19 am PDT, May 11, John-Christopher Ward, Louisiana

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9:18 am PDT, May 11, Carolyn Kalmus, New York

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9:18 am PDT, May 11, Marc Engel, Ohio
It is imperative that we uphold the responsibility we have to the United Nations, we have caused so much bloodshed and agony on this planet, and we need to pay for the damage we have caused.

# 103:

9:18 am PDT, May 11, Rachel Fletcher, Virginia

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9:18 am PDT, May 11, J.M. Hardin, Massachusetts

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9:18 am PDT, May 11, Kenneth Monefeldt, Arizona

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