I wish the diplomats of the world

had more courage.

Today's headline was that Friday 23rd December, 2005: Bolton threatens U.S. funding for U.N.

Big News Network.com Friday 23rd December, 2005 (UPI)


The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said the United States should withhold U.N.-member dues if reform isn't made to his liking.

The U.S. dues make up 22 percent of the U.N. budget.

What Bolton does not seem to see is that the US takes in over 30% of the UN budget value in the earnings from its members direct and indirect spending, making the US a net earner out of the UN.

I wish the countries would just tell this guy to get off, take his money and go home.

At the same time, all US employees in the UN should be terminated and all contracts to US companies working for the UN should be ended.

Finally, the UN should just get up and Move On to another location, which would allow it to function more economically and function more effectively without this stupid idiot, this stark raving lunatic, making all sorts of moves to stop the UN doing its work.

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