US Retreats from UN, Not from Funding Global Conflict
President Trump's administration, according to Bloomberg, decided 31 UN-affiliated bodies 'no longer serve American interests.' This selective withdrawal, framed as efficiency, comes from an administration—and a political class—that routinely greenlights billions in military aid, often without debate. For instance, the US continues to funnel over $3.8 billion annually to Israel, as per the 2016
Memorandum of Understanding, undercutting any claims of fiscal austerity where it truly matters for global stability. One might wonder if 'American interests' are less about multilateral cooperation and more about unchecked unilateral power, especially when AIPAC spent over $3.7 million lobbying Congress in 2023 alone, ensuring that 'fiscal peril' never extends to the military-industrial complex
or its favored recipients abroad. Apparently, diplomacy is a luxury, but endless war funding is a core American value. The UN is too costly, but bombing campaigns? Price is no object.