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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)America has lost all, let me repeat, ALL authority and respect in the world.
The GOP loves that and the deplorables love that because they see foreigners as icky and weird and they say weird words and stuff.
underpants
(182,966 posts)Oh!
sprinkleeninow
(20,268 posts)Takket
(21,655 posts)Initech
(100,116 posts)underpants
(182,966 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)I hope they lose it - and the world turns on Trump the way they should. What right do we have to be a major player on the world stage when we act like a 2-bit pimp?
VMA131Marine
(4,158 posts)Has it ever happened before? If not, this is a watershed moment in US international relations, and not for the better.
former9thward
(32,110 posts)The link shows dozens of times, in every administration since 1972, where the U.S. was the lone vote vetoing a resolution.
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_vetos_exercised_by_the_US_government_in_the_UN_Security_Council.html
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)The US is in with some serious odd countries company.
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)...and extend the TPS?
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,498 posts)I'm betting tRump and the GOP CONgress will use this to justify defunding the US portion of UN support. Many Repugs hate the UN (or any form of citizen unity) and have wanted to pull UN funding for years.
tRump's Jerusalem declaration may well have simple been a plant to begin that process.
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ecstatic
(32,760 posts)Amishman
(5,559 posts)It's just another international condemnation of Trump, but I could wallpaper my house with those already
The UN General Assembly has no power, it's just a forum for discussion
Gothmog
(145,750 posts)jambo101
(797 posts)The world hates America a little more.