Peacekeeping

Pay our dues to the UN. The U.S. makes a big show of voting for UN Peacekeeping missions (a large part of their role on the Security Council) but we fail to fully fund our share. Voting is one thing, coming through with the cash is the most important part. As it is now, we are setting these important UN missions up for failure. So, Mr/Mrs next President, please, put your money where your mouth is

The next President needs to get serious about the genocide in Darfur. The janjaweed are happy to pretend to be cooperating with the international community while simply stalling for time. Stop them now!

I believe we should pay our backed debts to the U.N. and illustrate that peace-keeping is a priority.

The next president should make sure he restores peace in the Middle East.

Support the deployment of an international peacekeeping force and long-term development in Darfur, Sudan

The Iraqi people owe us nothing. They are victims. The "tribes" fighting each other need education as to history of religion and it's results. Greed and power are largely the problem. George Bush needs to be reprimanded for his part in murdering innocent people. "We the people" need a promise that war will be ended ASAP and intelligent actions pursued.

I want the next president to ask the citizens of all the countries where we have troops stationed whether or not they want the troops there. If they do, I believe we should allow them to stay for another year (at which time the citizens should be asked again). If they do not, I believe we should bring those troops home and put them to work on domestic environmental, humanitarian and educational issues in America.

"On day 1" the next president should catch-up our debt to the U.N. and ask that the majority of that debt be used to help ease human suffering in Darfur. Next the incoming administration should ask the U.N. to place peacekeeping forces into the political turmoil that is Iraq. The forces should remain in Iraq at least as long as it takes the U.S. to remove its own troops. Additionally, the incoming president should do all he/she can do to assist and support the U.N. with climate change issues.

The president should withdraw all US fighting armies from around the world. We can not propose to keep the peace on one hand, and destroy it on the other. Only our peacekeeping armies should be deployed. This should be sold to all countries around the world.

From A Better World Campaign (www.BetterWorldCampaign.org) The total yearly cost of UN peacekeeping to the U.S. is less than what we pay for three days in Iraq. Fully funding the United Nations is in our economic and security interests. The U.S. has agreed to pay our fair share at the United Nations, but we are failing to honor our commitments. Even as the UN effectively pursues U.S. interests by securing peace in places like Haiti and Sudan, the U.S. is now $1.5 billion in debt to the UN.