Originally posted by BGBMAW
again..where the F is your number of 100 to 1??!!!
ya..didnt think you could get a 100-1 against us..
No 100-1s but here's a few of the more obvious "the rest of the world disagrees with us" General Assembly votes from 2002 (figures= Pro-Con-Abstain):
U.S. Embargo Against Cuba A/Res/57/11 November 12
1733(US)4
US joined by Israel and the Marshall Islands
Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons A/Res/57/78 November 22
1562(US)13
US & India
Risk of Nuclear Proliferation in Middle East A/Res/57/97 November 22
1583(US)0
(Noting that Israel remains the only state in the Middle East that has not yet become a party to the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), calls on [Israel] to accede to that treaty, not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, and to place all unsafeguarded nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a confidence
building measure.)
The other 2 were Israel and Micronesia.
Rights of the Child A/Res/57/190 December 18
1752(US)0
Marshall Islands backing up the US there.
The Fight against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the Comprehensive Implementation of and Followup to the Durban Declaration and Program of Action A/Res/57/195 December 18
1733(US)2
Israel and Palau with the US on this.
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (DOPCAT) A/Res/57/199 December 18
1274(US)42
US joined by the Marshall Islands, Nigeria, and Palau
Here's an interesting thing about the staunchest supporters:
All Countries (By Voting Coincidence Percentage)
Palau ........................... 39 0 5 46 100.0% 100.0%
Marshall Islands .......... 47 1 4 38 99.4% 97.9%
Israel ........................... 63 5 22 0 98.3% 92.6%
Micronesia .................. 53 6 10 21 97.4% 89.8%
Source for vote figures & table: KEY: Figures are (from left to right): indentical votes, opposite votes, abstentions, absences, Voting coincidence percent: including consensus, Voting coincidence percent: votes only
- confusing I know, but vBulletin doesn't have tabs.
Economic Aid (ex CIA factbook):
Palau - $155.8 million ; note - the Compact of Free Association with the US, entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994, provides Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years in return for furnishing military facilities.
Marshall Islands - more than $1 billion from the US, 1986-2002
Israel - $720 million from US (2001 est.)
Micronesia - under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US pledged $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001
ex Nationmaster:
Palau economy: The economy consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture and fishing.
The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. Business and tourist arrivals numbered 50,000 in FY00/01. The population enjoys a per capita income twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia.
Currency: US Dollar
Marshall Islands economy: US Government assistance is the mainstay of this tiny island economy. Under the terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US provides roughly $39 million in annual aid. Negotiations have continued for an extended agreement. Government downsizing, drought, a drop in construction, the decline in tourism and foreign investment due to the Asian financial difficulties, and less income from the renewal of fishing vessel licenses have held GDP growth to an average of 1% over the past decade.
Currency: US Dollar
Israel economy: Israel usually posts sizable current account deficits, which are covered by large transfer payments from abroad and by foreign loans. Roughly half of the government's external debt is owed to the US, which is its major source of economic and military aid.
Currency: New Israeli Shekel
Micronesia economy: In 1996, the country experienced a 20% reduction in revenues from the Compact of Free Association - the agreement with the US in which Micronesia received $1.3 billion in financial and technical assistance over a 15-year period until 2001. Since these revenues accounted for 57% of consolidated government revenues, reduced Compact funding resulted in a severe depression. Economic activity recovered in 1999-2001. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile due to likely further reductions in external grants made under the US Compact funding.
Currency: US Dollar
I'm sure it's all just a coincidence and those lot are voting their conscience.
