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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!

# 450:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Heather Ordoyne, Georgia

# 449:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Josephine Conteh, Maryland

# 448:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Lea-Ann Refregier, California

# 447:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Marvin George, Arizona

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9:44 am PDT, May 11, Lewis Kuhlman, Minnesota

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9:44 am PDT, May 11, Christina Fong, Michigan

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9:44 am PDT, May 11, Kelly Rasmussen, Oregon

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9:44 am PDT, May 11, Glen Zorn, Washington

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9:44 am PDT, May 11, Warren Brace, South Carolina

# 441:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Jennifer Dugert, Kentucky
Can't this government do anything correct and properly? Poison food poison promises and now not paying to help keep the peace. This is without ideals!

# 440:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Gwen Harrison, California

# 439:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Gregory Jennings, Illinois
Stop the illegal war crime in Iraq that is wasting everything we have, and give a little to an effort of peace. Honor our commitments. Save our lives and our economy. Stop the illegal war in Iraq. Let the UN keep the peace like they are supposed to do. Bring our troops home, NOW.

# 438:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Marcia Halpern, Florida

# 437:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Thomas Lynn, Pennsylvania
This is the only way forward for the well being of the United States, and yet we defiantly cut our noses to spite our faces!

# 436:

9:44 am PDT, May 11, Sherie Flitter, Florida

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9:43 am PDT, May 11, Mistee Schultz, Georgia
Peace is such an easy word to say , and it means so very much more then just words, please, please do honor the promise so that maybe one day our future generations will know what it really means. a dream maybe but everyone deserves to dream , can't the dream start by honoring promises??

# 434:

9:43 am PDT, May 11, Ronald Shenberger, Texas

# 433:

9:43 am PDT, May 11, William A. Thompson, New York

# 432:

9:43 am PDT, May 11, Paul & Patsy Carter, Kentucky
please, Honor our Commitments to UN Peacekeeping.

# 431:

9:43 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Florida

# 430:

9:43 am PDT, May 11, Jason Margulis, Oregon

# 429:

9:43 am PDT, May 11, Petra Lowen, California

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9:43 am PDT, May 11, Carole Warshaw, Florida

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Leslie Winston, California

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Heather Mitchell, New York
It is the right thing to do--keep your word.

# 425:

9:42 am PDT, May 11, Mike Langley, Virginia

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Texas

# 423:

9:42 am PDT, May 11, Michelle Reeves, Virginia

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Name not displayed, Virginia

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Corinne Van Houten, California
The U.N. is a great institution with a great ideal--to unify all nations who believe that peace and humanitarian values should prevail. Though flawed, it remains one of our greatest hopes for the future of our nation and our world. We should absolutely stand behind, support and honor our commitment to the United Nations.

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Warren Gold, California

# 419:

9:42 am PDT, May 11, Kathryn D Simmons, South Carolina

# 418:

9:42 am PDT, May 11, Bobbie Jean Allen, Texas

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Linda Schoppert, California

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Lynne Holley, California

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9:42 am PDT, May 11, Yvonne Slater-Grigas, California
WHO is allowing this misappropriation? Isn't anyone holding the big spenders accountable? Why should I want to pay my taxes when I see my hard-earned money spent so unwisely. Please choose peace and spend with your conscious.

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Irene L. Parks, Florida
Stop throwing money down the hole "Iraq", and start spending it on PEACE - WE ARE SICK OF THIS DAMNED WAR !!

# 413:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, Martha Eberle, Texas
PEACE IS CHEAPER THAN WAR! Plain and simple. And better for humans. What can be more of an incentive than that?! I have heard about this for years, and almost couldn't believe that the United States of America, of all countries, could be behind in payments, and then not pay. Please rectify this immediately. What shame for us! Thank you.

# 412:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, Rene Ferretti, Montana

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Miles Mendenhall, California

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Isabel Sena, New York

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Debra Hascall, Oregon
We need to remember the words of Mother Teresa. If there is no Peace it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

# 408:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, ANNIE LAURIE, Massachusetts

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Annalee Stewart, Minnesota

# 406:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, Russell Miller, New Jersey
How can we expect the UN to help bail us out of Iraq if we don't pay our fair share.

# 405:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, Donna Bonetti, Colorado
Our US dollars would be better spent on UN diplomacy than war. War is expensive and simply makes more enemies. Diplomacy could actually make friends and allies of other nations, improve trade and save tax dollars. Our military should be used for actual defense at home rather than fighting the President's ventures overseas.

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Erik Schnabel, California

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9:41 am PDT, May 11, Samantha Fonseca, New Jersey

# 402:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, Kenneth Ruppel, New York

# 401:

9:41 am PDT, May 11, Jonathan Goltz, Wisconsin

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