War

As the world moves away from globalization in trade it is time for the US to review its relationships with other world organizations starting with the UN and its independent subsidiaries the IMF and the World Bank. Then throw in the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) for good measure. The US pays far more than its fair share to maintain these groups and for the most part the members are anti American. The IMF is a typical example. There are 190 member countries and the US pays for 20% of the total budget. They have $925 billion dollars to hand out and there are 24 members of the executive board who determine where the money goes and I have never heard of any of them. The UN could serve the world today by having a meeting with leaders from Russia and the West and begin talks on ending the war but they sit in silence. Biden could call Putin and start talks on a negotiated settlement but they are also silent. The press has made this idea of talking difficult by saying that talking to Putin means you are a Putin apologist or appeaser. The US still has a hot line between Washington and Moscow and this would be a good time to call. This war has been going on for 18 months and Biden and Putin have not talked even once. The government in conjunction with the defense industry seem uninterested in ending this war.