Last week the UN voted to declare Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void.” The vote was 128 to 9. The nine, of course, included the U.S.and Israel. I thought you might be interested in the other seven. They were Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, and Togo.
Guatemala and Honduras are client states. They are the equivalent of what we used to call the satellite nations of the USSR during the Cold War. Togo is a small dictatorship in Africa that receives U.S. aid. Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau are also client states with a combined population of less than Boise, Idaho.
Remember when we used to be called the “leader of the Free World?”
(Information for this post is from an article by Jessica Durando and Oren Dorell, “USA Today,” (Dec. 21, 2017). I want to thank Tom M. for drawing my attention to this list.)
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