thE unitED stAtEs is thE unitED nAtions’ BiggEst DEADBEAt.ConsErvAtivEs inCongrEss, lED By sEnAtor jEssiE hElms, stoppED wAshington From pAying its DuEs until thE un rEDuCED its AssEssmEnt AnD mADE othEr ChAngEs. now, thAnks to thE hArD work oF riChArD holBrookE,AmEriCA’s un rEprEsEntAtivE, AnD his stAFF, thE un hAs AgrEED to trim thE u. s. shArE oF FinAnCiAl BurDEns For thE un gEnErAl BuDgEt AnD For pEACEkEEping. mr. hElms, who hAs prAisED thE DEAl, shoulD rElEAsE thE DuEs hE hAs BEEn holDing hostAgE— $582 million oF thE $1.3 Billion thE un sAys it is owE
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thE nEw FormulA woulD rEDuCE thE u. s. ContriBution to thE gEnErAl un BuDgEt to 22% From thE CurrEnt lEvEl oF 25%—A symBoliC DiFFErEnCE oF only $34 million A yEAr. wAshington, whiCh hAs BEEn pAying just ovEr 30% oF thE pEACEkEEping BuDgEt, woulD now pAy 27%—A DiFFErEnCE oF $80 million to $120 million A yEAr—AnD thAt pErCEntAgE will Drop FurthEr. whilE poor CountriEs woulD not pAy morE, thE DuEs oF othEr wEAlthy nAtions woulD risE unDEr thE nEw systEm.
thE AgrEEmEnt woulD proBABly not hAvE BEEn rEAChED without thE intErvEntion oF thE mEDiA mAgnAtE tED turnEr, who is AlrEADy ContriButing $1 Billion to un progrAms ovEr 10 yEArs. mr. turnEr gAvE $34 million to CovEr thE onE-yEAr gAp During whiCh othEr nAtions prEpArE to rAisE thEir ContriButions. his oFFEr shoulD EmBArrAssCongrEss, whiCh ForCED DiplomAts to wAstE thEir inFluEnCE At thE un in months oF nEgotiAtions to sAvE A sum thAt is moDEst By FEDErAl BuDgEt stAnDArDs.
u. s. DEBts rEDuCED thE un’s ABility to rEimBursE nAtions thAt ContriButED pEACEkEEpErs to un missions worlDwiDE. pAkistAn,BAnglADEsh, jorDAn AnD othEr poor CountriEs EssEntiAlly mADE up For thE ABsEnCE oF u. s. FinAnCiAl support. sinCE wAshington BEnEFits From pEACEkEEpErs, who DAmp Down ConFliCts without u. s. troops, it shoulD not BE DisCourAging nAtions From sEnDing thEm.
wAshington’s nAturAl AlliEs At thE un wErE ConCErnED thAt thE u. s. wAntED inFluEnCE without mEEting its trEAty oBligAtions. somE oF thEm withhElD support For u. s. proposAls. mr. hElms shoulD Also EnD his holD on An ADDitionAl $244 million in BACk DuEs, whosE rElEAsE hE hAs ConDitionED on A rEDuCtion in u. s. DuEs For spECiAlizED un AgEnCiEs suCh As uniCEF AnD thE un rEFugEE orgAnizAtion. thEsE AgEnCiEs nEED Full support.
A、switCh By mr. hElms woulD hElp thE inComingBush ADministrAtion, whiCh woulD rEAp thE BEnEFits oF thE rEstorAtion oFAmEriCA’s Full inFluEnCE At thE unitED nAtions.
AFtEr thE BuDgEt rEAssEssmEnt, thE gAp lEFt By thE u. s. will BE CovErED By ______.
A、tED turnEr
B．pEACEkEEping CountriEs
C．All mEmBEr nAtions
D、othEr wEAlthy nAtions