Ron Paul says that we should end U.S. involvement with the United Nations? I agree. Do you?

Question

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-09-18-debate_N.htm

He said it yesterday during a 'values-based' debate in which the top four GOP candidates (Mitt, Giuliani, Thompson and McCain) were notably absent.

Do you think America should 'secede' from the United Nations and KICK THEM OUT of New York City?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul82.html

Answer 1

United Nations is good for what? They have done nothing useful that I can remember for a long time. So I guess I have no idea why anyone is still in there.

Answer 2

On the surface it sounds tempting. The problem would be that a UN without the restraining vote of the United States could result in terrible consequences for the U.S. and its allies around the world. Yes, there are many times when the other member nations do not vote the way we would like them to, but we also have the opportunity to stop a lot of crap with our "no" votes.

We may shoot ourselves in the foot if we ever try it.

Answer 3

A CEO, a hard paintings Union chief, and a center administration representative met sometime to paintings out some company disputes. there replaced right into a container of cookies on the table and the CEO in the present day took 11 of the dozen, then he turns to a minimum of one in all the different adult adult males and whispers, "whats up that guy is attempting to take 0.5 of YOUR cookie". as long as a rustic complacently accepts that heartless companies are human beings. Then the individuals do no longer stand a gamble.

Answer 4

I come from a family where my grandparents and parents and aunts and uncles worked in the United Nations. Although the UN had fed my family for 2 generations, I see many things that are WRONG with the UN.

For one thing, the UN is heavily bureaucratic, and has a lot of pork barrel projects, and there seems to be a lot of corruption in the system. It is a world government, and although in the past it has done some good, it has to be trimmed down to a smaller size to do it's job more effectively and efficiently. I see many parallels to the US government. It's gotten too big and clumsy to do it's job right.

The other thing is that the UN is supposed to protect weak nations from strong ones. The UN was not able to stop the US from unilaterally invading Iraq. In fact, it's resolution was used as a means to invade Iraq. That means US doesn't need to be in the UN to do what it wants to do. Whether it's right or wrong, the US doesn't need the UN's approval. Therefore, the UN membership is redundant and unnecessary. I would say it's about time that US stops funding the UN and let it fund itself. I wouldn't go as far as kicking them out. If the US stops funding the UN, it will automatically have to pack it's bags and leave because it may not have enough funds to pay it's rent to stay in the NYC.

Answer 5

The UN has done more to help countries than to harm them. Many a dispute has been settled in the UN that might otherwise have resulted in War. Since its inception we have not had another world war. While it has problems we whould not kick the UN out of the US nor should we pull out of the UN. Isolationism is what got us into the two world wars and would do the same again. We need to maintain a balance of participating in some and staying out of other countries business'. It is cowardly to run from the problem. Instead of working toward repairing what is perceived as a problem with the UN cowards want to just pull out or kick them out or both. I recommend we get a strong embassador who can work as a leader to clean up the UN instead.

Note: For the Ron Paul people who complain that the main stream media doesn't cover Ron Paul I ask you if the USA Today is not mainstream media?

Answer 6

Partially. The UN should be removed from New York and moved to a neutral country, like Switzerland. Everyone in the UN should pay an equal amount, not the 70% us and 30% the rest of the world we have now.

I do not agree we should withdraw completely, though. The UN, when it follows it's charter, is a good idea.

Answer 7

This is a terrible idea. Bush, the other one, used the U.N. in Desert Storm and it enabled America to have true allies in the mid-east and around the world. Diplomacy sometimes fails, but, diplomacy should be our number one methodology in foreign policy goal setting and achieving America's goals.

Answer 8

Is anyone else saying this? Does anyone have the balls or foresight to say this?

I found some respect for the people that don't like Ron Paul, but can look past that, and agree that this is the correct action to take.

Answer 9

He also thinks we should NOT be in Iraq, or be involved in policy making or nation building around the world. He also thinks we should pull our money from Israel, and other nations. I support Ron Paul. ALL of Ron Paul.

Answer 10

Ye sit would be wise after the Iraqi poplicy I think Isolationsim is they way to go let the nations of the world aside from our allies wack each other.