How the UN votes is it true?

SammysMom · October 18th, 2005, 01:39 AM

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This should upset everybody:

How they vote in the United Nations:

Below are the actual voting records of various Arabic/Islamic States which are recorded in both the US State Department and United Nations records:

Kuwait votes against the United States 67% of the time
Qatar votes against the United States 67% of the time
Morocco votes against the United States 70% of the time
United Arab Emirates votes against the U. S. 70% of the time.
Jordan votes against the United States 71% of the time.
Tunisia votes against the United States 71% of the time.
Saudi Arabia votes against the United States 73% of the time.
Yemen votes against the United States 74% of the time.
Algeria votes against the United States ! 74% of the time.
Oman votes against the United States 74% of the time.
Sudan votes against the United States 75% of the time.
Pakistan votes against the United States 75% of the time.
Libya votes against the United States 76% of the time.
Egypt votes against the United States 79% of the time.
Lebanon votes against the United States 80% of the time.
India votes against the United States 81% of the time.
Syria votes against the United States 84% of the time.
Mauritania votes against the United States 87% of the time.

U S Foreign Aid to those that hate us:

Egypt, for example, after voting 79% of the time against
the United States, still receives $2 billion annually in US Foreign Aid.
Jordanvotes 71% against the United States
and receives $192,814,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.

Pakistan votes 75% against the United States
receives $6,721,000 annually in US Foreign Aid.

India votes 81% against the United States
receives $143,699,000 annually.

I got this email from a friend. Does anyone know if this is or could be for real?

Elise · October 18th, 2005, 01:42 AM

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/unvote.asp
According to snopes, it is true.

EvilMonkey · October 18th, 2005, 03:02 AM

Who cares?

Its part of the system. Just because you give a country aid doesnt mean they have to vote in their favour.

Its a free world and votes are not bought and sold.

Thats the point of the UN and the basic concept of a free democracy of nations.

pacific breeze · October 18th, 2005, 03:18 AM

^^Thank you. You took the words right out of my mouth.

Grimmlok · October 18th, 2005, 07:17 AM

I like how "not voting the way the US wants" = "they hate us"

SammysMom · October 18th, 2005, 12:35 PM

Noticed the only people who responded minus Elise, and had a negative comment dont live in the US. MMMMMM
Just my observation, pretty interesting

burnt_toast · October 18th, 2005, 12:48 PM

I'm with EvilMonkey on this one, I don't see the value of correlating Foreign Aid with UN votes...I am a bit astounded that America continues to hand out so much Foreign Aid when it can't pay it's own bills...but I suppose that's another matter entirely.

SVZ · October 18th, 2005, 01:28 PM

The US is like the Uncle that paid your way through college...

but molested you.

Most US foreign aid comes from the World Bank which is categorized under the US aid because it started off as a US government organization. It expects that all projects and initiatives it funds to have a return with an overhead of at least 10%. That's trillions of dollars annually from poor countries. Bangladesh is in debt to save it's people from annual funding (how effective that is, is up for debate). As well...the aid doesn't always go to the countries themselves, they usually go to american corporations which are then given free pardons to enter the countries to set up shop and begin their own mini-economies. why would a country want a transnat when they can have their own companies?

pacific breeze · October 18th, 2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SammysMom

Noticed the only people who responded minus Elise, and had a negative comment dont live in the US. MMMMMM
Just my observation, pretty interesting

I don't get your point. You're inferring that only people who live in the U.S. can have a valid opinion of the UN? Or what?

It's called the UNITED nations for a reason, IMO, as in all nations united for mutal benefit to each.

And what's the deal with the huge black and red type?

SVZ · October 18th, 2005, 02:10 PM

Australia votes 44% against the US

Canada 51%

Japan 58%

UK 48%

France 46%...

you have to wonder what kind of issues they're bringing up

Grimmlok · October 18th, 2005, 02:28 PM

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Noticed the only people who responded minus Elise, and had a negative comment dont live in the US. MMMMMM
Just my observation, pretty interesting

well it IS the U.N.

ohmygoodness · October 18th, 2005, 02:42 PM

And it's not even like the US even listens to the UN anyways

SammysMom · October 18th, 2005, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pacific breeze

I don't get your point. You're inferring that only people who live in the U.S. can have a valid opinion of the UN? Or what?

It's called the UNITED nations for a reason, IMO, as in all nations united for mutal benefit to each.

And what's the deal with the huge black and red type?

The deal with the huge black and red type, Dear is that that is the way it was sent to me. Sorry if it bothers you. Its not intended to be "yelling" as Im sure that is what you are implying or thinking.

I was not "inferring" that only people who live in the US can have a valid opinion of the UN. I just noticed and, I was joking by the way, that at the time I posted only people from other countries had replied and I took it as basically the US is stupid for giving foreign aide to these countries who "hate" the US.
You know I thought I was allowed to post questions and replies within reason yet you are making me feel like I cant state or voice my feelings.
Wont see me post in the Politic thread again, dont want to get attacked or talked down to.

SVZ · October 18th, 2005, 04:41 PM

i actually think it'd be worse if all those countries agreed with the US. then it'd look like the US was buying their votes, and that would be alot scarier.

Hazeleyed_Honey · October 18th, 2005, 07:49 PM

You know how much oil and other trade deals these countries give to the United States?Have you EVER thought of that?

Do you know the issues they are voting against the U.S. on?

Even though the U.S. bitches about the U.N., they have a seat in the Security Council and can veto any damn thing they please and it would not pass because they would veto it. It has happened so many times on issues concerning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,for example.

And just because they vote against certain issues against the U.S. or against them it means they HATE them?