Steve, well deal with the u. S. Role in all this in a moment, but should this be the last straw for the u. N. . Doesnt it do more harm to the u. S. And allies than good . This is a perfect opportunity to throw down the market. Weve withdrawn from organizations like unesco part of the u. N. In the past. We should withdrew from various other organizations in the u. N. That wouldnt have any treaty violations and weve got to send the message out there. Were not going to be a patsy for these things in the future. By the way, just for the record, part of the u. N. Is the International Monetary fund. Another subject for another time but also destructive organization. We shouldnt be using taxpayer dollars to undermine our own interests. Bruce, lets talk money for a second. We spent 3 billion a year on a United Nations the u. S. Does. A quarter of the budget. Voluntary contributions the last demanded to know how much that was from the u. S. Was it 2010. 7. 69 billion not insignificant. Yeah. I
of they don t pay their parking tickets. they are out for a good lunch, aren t they? yes, i have to agree with you. the u.n. is a haven for israel bashers. it s a big waster of money and they don t pay their parking tickets. it s bad, but don t defund it. it s our last best chance to sit down with before we go to war. i don t think we should give it up. sabrina, you worked with the u.s. ambassador, you and jean kirk patrick. she was really strong against the bad stuff they do. yeah. i think that she would sympathize with trump s claim that they have the potential to do good, but i think we have to be very, very honest about what s really happening there and as you mentioned, she wrote nearly 30 years ago that the u.n. had become a vehicle for legit matizing the plo. the set remains the same but the actors may have changed and they are still a vehicle for delegitimizing israel and standing up against this idea it could be a sovereign, jewish state. they re a leading ally for u