U.S. lawmaker wants North Korea out of the U.N

By Patricia Zengerle

 

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate's East Asia subcommittee is asking China and 20 other nations on Monday to clamp down on North Korea by cutting ties, closing down diplomatic facilities and working to oust the country from the United Nations.

 

As North Korea has defied U.N. Security resolutions to conduct nuclear and ballistic missile tests, Washington has been scrambling for an effective response.

 

Many of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans have been calling for tougher action, imposed more quickly, including calling for stiff "secondary" sanctions and other punishments for companies, banks and countries that do business with North Korea.

 

In a letter seen by Reuters that will be sent to ambassadors from China and 20 other countries, Republican Senator Cory Gardner, the subcommittee chairman, asked that the countries immediately end diplomatic and economic relations with Pyongyang.

 

"Maintaining official diplomatic relations with a regime that continues to defy international law and threaten nations across the globe only serves to reward nefarious behaviour," wrote Gardner.

 

"In addition to cutting off bilateral ties, I urge your government to support expelling the DPRK from the United Nations," the letter said.

 

Gardner recently introduced legislation that would impose a U.S. economic embargo against any entity that does business with North Korea.

 

The U.S. military staged bombing drills with South Korea over the Korean peninsula and Russia and China began naval exercises ahead of a U.N. General Assembly meeting on Tuesday where North Korea's nuclear threat is likely to loom large.

 

Gardner's letter will be sent to ambassadors to the United States from China, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden and Vietnam.

 

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-09-19

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That sort of defeats the purpose of the 'United Nations' as an organization of disparate countries with their own interests having a central place to meet in order to work out their differences.  So, not a good idea.  

1 hour ago, connda said:

That sort of defeats the purpose of the 'United Nations' as an organization of disparate countries with their own interests having a central place to meet in order to work out their differences.  So, not a good idea.  

The purpose of the 'United Nations' has long since changed to a 'gravy train for incompetent third world leaders family members/hangers on to live the high life at the expense of their tax payers. Close it down.

2 hours ago, connda said:

That sort of defeats the purpose of the 'United Nations' as an organization of disparate countries with their own interests having a central place to meet in order to work out their differences.  So, not a good idea.  

A good idea, but of course stands a snowball's chance...  of ever happening.  The "secondary" sanctions mentioned in the article are the way to go at this point, though (very near-term...).   Frankly, it's the U.S. that should be walking out of the U.N., cancelling the NYC lease, suspending all dues payments, and letting them move their useless butts to Brussels - where they may have need of new employment opportunities for overpaid & unassigned diplomats over the next few years -  or wherever. 

Yeah, but. . . 

 

Would you let a rabid dog off its leash?

Disconnect it from the whole world. 

Let's see where the fat boy gets his Johnny Walkers. 

It must be very sad then. 

4 hours ago, Krataiboy said:

Yeah, but. . . 

 

Would you let a rabid dog off its leash?

The question is, would you try to put a rabid dog ON a leash?

17 minutes ago, Scott said:

The question is, would you try to put a rabid dog ON a leash?

If  the  dog  is  already   rabid  why  would  you   unleash  it???

Unless  there  is  some   desire  to  presume  it  can then   successfully   be  hunted   down  and  shot or  otherwise  removed before  it  bites  anybody  other  than  self  !

Surely   better  to  contain  and   let  die  at  lesser  risk? Or   euthenize? Or   Not ? Or?

A  conundrum.