Thursday, October 12, 2017

The United States Will Withdraw from UNESCO

The United States Will Withdraw from UNESCO:

Well, it’s a start. The Trump administration announced this morning that the U.S. is withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The administration cited UNESCO’s anti-Israel bias, need for fundamental reform, and financial disarray as its grounds for leaving. The State Department further explained that the U.S. could and would remain engaged with UNESCO members even though it would no longer be part of the organization. While I applaud, I also note that the administration’s rationale for getting out of the UN’s cultural organization would equally well justify withdrawing from the UN entirely. Ambassador Nikki Haley is doing boffo
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As Andrew McCarthy says - "it's a start".  We have ignored this for too long.