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Trump has taken the US out of the Paris Climate Accords (take that, Lurch!). He also took America out of the World Health Organization (take that, Fauci, Xi, and Tedros!). Could he achieve a policy Trifecta, alongside his political Trifecta of House, Senate, and White House in Republican hands?
What would the policy Trifecta be?
Trump could take us out of the UN! End FDR's folly. Stop paying the UN bills. Also he could kick the organization out of the US for good measure. New Yorkers might thank him. Maybe send it to Davos. But the Swiss may not accept. Maybe Iceland? Although perhaps we should not try so hard to harm a small, defenseless nation. Perhaps Cuba would take them in. But it should be stipulated that the UN could only then meet between June and October. That would be appropriate. Or Qatar? Perhaps Qatar could build a new building for the UN, some gargantuan skyscraper, ultra-luxurious, taller than Dubai's Burj Khalifa (it should also be stipulated that no air-conditioning be allowed) and staff it with re-located Gazans. Perhaps Hamas could retire from terrorism and go into the hotel business to run the place - it seems fitting, given the symbiotic relationship between Hamas and the UN. They could entertain themselves by digging tunnels between floors and placing weapons in every suite.
Does anybody want to give odds on whether Trump will take us out of the UN?
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Odds? Sure:A million to one we don't get the US out of the UN. (Of course, one can always hope.)
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Stop paying the bills, start enforcing traffic tickets.
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I would absolutely love to see us get out of the UN. But I don't expect to see that happen.
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Long ago someone made the proposal that the U. S. stop voting at the U. N. The logic being that we show a decent respect for the opinions of mankind and all that. We would stay and advocate for our positions, but by not voting show that we would not be bound in any way by the opinions of the U. N.
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