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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.

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!

# 250:

9:30 am PDT, May 11, Jim Ditton, Michigan

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9:30 am PDT, May 11, Thomas Baxter, Florida
An American Legionarie

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9:30 am PDT, May 11, Jessica Kaplan, Virginia

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9:30 am PDT, May 11, Bruce Bennett, California

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9:30 am PDT, May 11, Margaret Silver, Florida

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9:30 am PDT, May 11, Garth Parr, California

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9:30 am PDT, May 11, Molly Lai, California

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Stan Fitzgerald, California
With the US losing more and more credibility each day throughout the world, it is critical that we have one unifying force that can bring nations together and help solve global problems. The UN is that force. We should be supporting it not trying to bring it down.

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Gary Kinnaman, Maryland

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Carol McGeehan, Michigan

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, North Carolina

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Daniel Sweeney, Pennsylvania

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Lucy Jury, Ohio

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Susan Maxwell, Colorado

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Joseph Alfano, New York

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Mary-Elise Sheets, Virginia

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Jackie Hixson, Pennsylvania

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Marion Frazier, New York

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Kate Schmiett, California

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Jonathan Nash, New York

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Melissa Miller, California
pay our fair share,and do the right thing. We talk about "peacekeeping",but it seems this administration is more interested in warmongering. I say,put our money where it belongs,and get out of Iraq.

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9:29 am PDT, May 11, Georgia Mattingly, Colorado

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Mitch Mayer, New York

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Brad Walker, Illinois

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Theresa Kijek, Michigan

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Martha Brown, Maryland

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Russell E. Gorga, Ph.D., North Carolina

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Karen Fleming, Oklahoma

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Robert Woodin Jr., Texas

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Jim Reynolds, North Carolina
Think of what a different world it would be if the Peace Corps received as much funding as the War Corps receives.

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, David Gordon, Arizona

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9:28 am PDT, May 11, Cathy Barash, Iowa

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9:27 am PDT, May 11, Steve Downing, California

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9:27 am PDT, May 11, Sharon Dupree, Massachusetts

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9:27 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Washington
Life is a better investment than destruction.

# 202:

9:27 am PDT, May 11, Christina Cartwright, Oregon
Oh for goodness sakes. Is it possible for the Bush Administration to make any logical, positive choices? Please show that it is!

# 201:

9:27 am PDT, May 11, Alessandro Abate, Florida

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