Of course there is a value to the countries we have bases in but there is a big value to us also. The better relationships we have around the world the stronger we are. Trump and his whore Nikki Haley are ruining these relationships which makes us weaker, It’s exactly what Putin wanted Trump to do. Originally Posted by StandinStraightWe are getting fucked, and they want us to pretend like they are doing us a favor, Thank God Trump has the balls to call them out on it.
All 193 members of the United Nations are required to make payments to certain parts of the organization as a condition of membership.
In 2016, the United States remained the largest donor to the United Nations, contributing more than $10 billion, roughly one fifth of its collective budget.
These mandatory contributions help fund the United Nations’ regular budget, which covers administrative costs and a few programs, as well as peacekeeping operations. The United States pays 22 and 28 percent of these budgets, respectively.
The United States is responsible for a significant portion of many UN agencies’ budgets. For many of them, especially those that depend on voluntary funding, cuts in U.S. contributions could be quite painful. https://www.cfr.org/article/funding-...s-and-programs