We get to pay the bills while despots and tyrants make the decisions

By Guest Column Wayne A. White —— Bio and Archives April 3, 2014

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During the Clinton Administration, a cap of 25% was set on the United States responsibilities in the United Nations. We were able over the next few years to reduce our participation in the operating budget to 22% and our chunk of the peacekeeping budget to about 26%. Since 2010, the numbers have been creeping up and now, the President wants us -- you and me -- to pay 33%.

We are doing far too much already. Why do we pay such a high portion of the total budget? What do we get? Unrest is everywhere. We have a unbalanced trade. We are disrespected. If we are going to take a hands-off approach to regional conflicts, we should take their hands off our money as well. As far as I can tell, we get to pay the bills while despots and tyrants make the decisions. This President can't give our country away fast enough. He misses no opportunity to balance the scales against his own people. And we are letting him do it. Wayne A. White Englewood, FL