UN fails to reach deal on global arms trade treaty

[Ironbar]

Dodged another bullet this year.

UN fails to reach deal on global arms trade treaty, as US asks for more time | Fox News

I hope we never get so stupid, and I wish like hell the US would get OUT of the UN.

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[ThemGunsThough]

Awesome, awesome, awesome...... for now...

 

[Cougfan2]

Dodged another bullet this year.

UN fails to reach deal on global arms trade treaty, as US asks for more time | Fox News

I hope we never get so stupid, and I wish like hell the US would get OUT of the UN.

AMEN Brutha! The UN the last 20 or so years has basically become the "Let's hate on the U.S. club.

 

[deen_ad]

Awesome, awesome, awesome...... for now...

True, because they go on to say there will be one in 2012:

Ambassador Roberto Garcia Moritan, the conference chairman, predicted that despite the failure to reach consensus on a treaty "we certainly are going to have a treaty in 2012."

 

[drew]

AMEN Brutha! The UN the last 20 or so years has basically become the "Let's hate on the U.S. club.

Except when they want us to contribute forces and equipment. Wait, they still hate on us. We need to quit tolerating their antics.

 

[RJW]

It would not have mattered anyway. Been discussed before.

 

[pogi]

AMEN Brutha! The UN the last 20 or so years has basically become the "Let's hate on the U.S. club.

That's why Boldin was so great during his tenure there. He didn't take any bubblegum and pushed for auditing the books at the UN (surprise surprise that they didn't want that).

Piss on the UN.

 

[JackThompson]

That fox news article was dripping with propaganda.

"The overwhelming majority of nations approved the treaty"..."A few nations had different views on it though, like Syria, Iran and North Korea" (Translation: If you don't agree with the treaty you are a terrorist.)

 

[Bigfoot]

It's just a political delay.

The United States upended a major international treaty negotiation, telling foreign delegates at the final session today that they needed more time to consider the pact. Some diplomats said that Washington is seeking another six months, pushing off any decision on the politically sensitive treaty until after the U.S. election.

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The United States told delegates that it did not have "core" objections to the draft treaty under consideration, but that it needed more time, saying that while the U.N. negotiations have been playing out since July 2, they only received the final text in the past 24 hours.

U.S. backs away from supporting global arms trade treaty | Turtle Bay

 

[Grunwald]

AMEN Brutha! The UN the last 20 or so years has basically become the "Let's hate on the U.S. club.

I hate to be the grammar nazi, but why do people all of a sudden stick the preposition ON in places where it does not belong?

 

[sasquatch]

I hate to be the grammar nazi, but why do people all of a sudden stick the preposition ON in places where it does not belong?

For the same reason people say "alot" ( which isn't even a word) when they really mean to say "a lot"..........................