Just another day in this Evil Empire
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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 15:08
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The United States threatened to hit Ecuador with retaliatory trade measures and to pull military aid over the South American country proposing an international resolution that encouraged breastfeeding. The US eventually agreed to the resolution — when Russia backed it.
American officials surprised international delegates at the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly in May when they opposed a widely popular resolution to promote breastfeeding, according to a report from Andrew Jacobs at the New York Times on Sunday. Specifically, they pushed to remove language asking governments to “protect, promote, and support breast-feeding.” They also took issue with a passage that called for policymakers to restrict the promotion of food products that may harm children.
It appears the Trump administration sided with corporate interests — in this case, the $70-billion infant formula industry — over the health and well-being of kids around the globe. The baby food industry is primarily based in the US and Europe.
The Americans were so ardent in their opposition they made serious threats to Ecuadorian delegates, who were going to introduce the resolution. According to the Times, the Americans said if Ecuador didn’t drop the proposal, “Washington would unleash punishing trade measures and withdraw crucial military aid.”
The resolution ultimately made its way through thanks to Russia, which decided to step in because “we feel that it is wrong when a big country tries to push around some very small countries, especially on an issue that is really important for the rest of the world,” a Russian delegate told the Times. The US didn’t make the same threats to Russia as it did Ecuador, and the resolution was passed mostly in its original form.
You know it's gotten bad when fucking RUSSIA says "ok, that's enough.."
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Wow, and you just woke up to this now.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
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"It appears the Trump administration sided with corporate interests — in this case, the $70-billion infant formula industry — over the health and well-being of kids around the globe. The baby food industry is primarily based in the US and Europe."
The other part of the story is that a number of other small, poor, third-world countries were asked to sponsor the pro-breastfeeding bill, but they, too, felt they couldn't withstand Trump's economic retaliation if they did so.
So why didn't Britain propose it?
Or France, or Germany, Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland? How about Austria, Switzerland, or The Netherlands? Maybe Italy, Spain or Portugal? Certainly there were plenty of alternatives. What was THEIR big holdup? You see, maybe Trump isn't as uniquely greedy as you think.
SECOND is a troll because it constantly misrepresents what people post, fails to address their actual positions, and resorts to personal attacks when its brain isn't working (which is most of the time).
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Wow, and you just woke up to this now.
We, as humans, have always been greedy and bad at sharing (as I have pointed out several hundred times), but Trump is the King Deplorable with his finger on the "Make America Greedy/Gaudy Again" button. The rest of his minions are just following suit.
This in NO FUCKING WAY means Russia is a better alternative. I'm thoroughly!!! surprised they said ANYTHING.
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Quote:How about Madeline Albright, who, when asked whether the death of a half-million children was "worth it" said ....
Trump is the King Deplorable
NOTE: Madeline Albright worked for Bill Clinton.
Lookit, WISHY, I don't expect you to know about past events. You yourself you were apolitical until recently; and your heart is in the right place. But once you're made aware of past events, you really DO need to take them into account and realize that evil has been going on for a long, long time. This didn't all start with Trump.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
As long as you insist that everything is the Republicans'/ Democrats' fault, then you fail to grasp the REAL problem with American politics.
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876
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Regarding the thread title...
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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STILL manipulating, eh?
WHAT...THE...HELL... do you want me to do about the past, hmmmm??? It is hard enough to keep up with TODAY'S SHITLOAD... Let alone blather about BS that happen 30 years ago! I was TWELVE when Clinton came in.
Of COURSE none of this started with Trump, but he's the DICKHEAD that's in charge NOW. Can you at least stay focused on THAT???
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Once again 6ix....thanks for the informed third grade response. Have nothing intelligent to say...it's GIF TIME! 
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Once again 6ix....thanks for the informed third grade response. Have nothing intelligent to say...it's GIF TIME!
Your thread title is spot on, btw. I can't for the life of me figure out why SIGGS and KIKS aren't high-fiving you...
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