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Old 21.12.2017, 19:57
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UN resolution result = 128 members voted in favour of the resolution with only nine against.

Trump's rhetoric was ignored as usual.
Your name will go on the list! What is it?

Don’t tell him, France!
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Ka-ching! The US really needs better value propositions before sending out money.
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''We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of globalism''

Donald Trump
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Old 21.12.2017, 21:39
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UN resolution result = 128 members voted in favour of the resolution with only nine against.

Trump's rhetoric was ignored as usual.
Hope he's got a big book for all those names he's taking, this winning he's doing is embarrassing. The US is being taken as seriously as comical Ali
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Old 21.12.2017, 21:42
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That's right. Let's forget about Ireland for a moment.

Anyway, this is a nut the US has been trying to crack for decades, but it has lacked resolve and leadership. This would not have happened without Trump's leadership. I think many can readily admit that Trump is an awful politician, maybe even the worse ever. But he is a very effective leader nevertheless, and may be one of the best US Presidents we've had in a very long time.
What has Ireland to do with this discussion?
Are you having a senior moment?

Edit; are you talking about Trump's loss making golf club?
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UN resolution result = 128 members voted in favour of the resolution with only nine against.

Trump's rhetoric was ignored as usual.
Not quite that emphatic.

"The non-binding resolution was approved by 128 states, with 35 abstaining and nine others voting against."

"There were 21 countries who did not turn up for the vote."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42446027

So a third (65) of the 193 members either abstained, voted against or didn't turn up.
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Good timing for the UN to go on a diet anyway.

Less partying and more facing up to realities.

US can build some nice airports with that money.
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Not quite that emphatic.

"The non-binding resolution was approved by 128 states, with 35 abstaining and nine others voting against."

"There were 21 countries who did not turn up for the vote."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42446027

So a third (65) of the 193 members either abstained, voted against or didn't turn up.
Well if you want to play those games
Not quite that emphatic

So 26% (62,764,166) of the 235,248,000 eligible to vote in the 2016 US presidential election voted against Hilary or didn't turn up
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.....US can build some nice airports with that money.
What for? Most people who would use them are either banned or get hassled so much that they come off the idea
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What for? Most people who would use them are either banned or get hassled so much that they come off the idea
if only. We could also use it to build a kick ass embassy in Jerusalem.
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I began work on my bomb shelter soon after November 8, 2016
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if only. We could also use it to build a kick ass embassy in Jerusalem.
You do that!
On the side of Jerusalem that leaves everything open for future decisions
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The non-binding resolution
If it's non-binding, it's worth even less than Brexit!

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Good timing for the UN to go on a diet anyway.

Less partying and more facing up to realities.
Like the now official confirmation that the US is now an irrelevant once been world power.
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Not quite that emphatic.

"The non-binding resolution was approved by 128 states, with 35 abstaining and nine others voting against."

"There were 21 countries who did not turn up for the vote."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42446027

So a third (65) of the 193 members either abstained, voted against or didn't turn up.
5% voted against the resolution; an avalanche
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5% voted against the resolution; an avalanche
About 65 countries did not even bother showing up as it wasn't very important for them, and they had something better to do.


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That is true, and it means the US may not be there to solve other country's problems for them anymore. Unfortunately, it could get quite ugly out there. Fortunately for the US are the two oceans on both sides make for a natural fortress. Thank Obama!

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That is true, and it means the US may not be there to solve other country's problems for them anymore. Unfortunately, it could get quite ugly out there. Fortunately for the US are the two oceans on both sides make for a natural fortress. Thank Obama!
Just needs a wall
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That is true, and it means the US may not be there to solve other country's problems for them anymore. Unfortunately, it could get quite ugly out there. Fortunately for the US are the two oceans on both sides make for a natural fortress. Thank Obama!
Thank Obama for creating the oceans? That’s a new one.

But seriously, this could be an excellent opportunity for the US to improve infrastructure, and provide better education and health care for its citizens. Haven’t seen much evidence yet, but time will tell.

All I hear is financial markets this, financial markets that. Nothing else. I remain skeptical.
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That is true, and it means the US may not be there to solve other country's problems for them anymore. Unfortunately, it could get quite ugly out there. Fortunately for the US are the two oceans on both sides make for a natural fortress. Thank Obama!
Is Obama now claiming he made those oceans?
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5% voted against the resolution; an avalanche
It's not the percentage that counts. It's the electoral college something.
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