Morphine Prince 109,896 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to limit the inaccurate or misleading marketing of breast milk substitutes. Then the United States delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations. American officials sought to water down the resolution by removing language that called on governments to “protect, promote and support breast-feeding” and another passage that called on policymakers to restrict the promotion of food products that many experts say can have deleterious effects on young children. When that failed, they turned to threats, according to diplomats and government officials who took part in the discussions. Ecuador, which had planned to introduce the measure, was the first to find itself in the cross hairs. The Americans were blunt: If Ecuador refused to drop the resolution, Washington would unleash punishing trade measures and withdraw crucial military aid. The Ecuadorean government quickly acquiesced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 This country I’m glad other nations are forming alliences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 let the babbits eat the tiddies https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,896 Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Pro-life as long as your baby is on our formula even though they could be naturally breastfed but we value our capitalist interests over nature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCpro 14,846 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 America’s ****ed. 08, 09, 11, 13, 16, 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino 34 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Oh America, always ahead of everyone else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys622 974 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 9 minutes ago, LePetitMonstr said: This country I’m glad other nations are forming alliences. Remember most of us voted against this! We can’t help it! 4 minutes ago, iCpro said: America’s ****ed. Save us! boom boom cherry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicOfCANCER 6,292 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 So embarrassing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo 8,665 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Don't visit my profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumours 45,521 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Thank god they did this! It says it explicitly in the Bible: ”Though shalt not fondle or receive pleasure from the breasts of a female till marriage #BabiesNeedToStopPissingOffGod” ~ 5 Peter 3:14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melania K Trump 6,303 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 You know, even when Trump was elected into office it never really hit me that maybe the US finally reached its intellectual and moral death. This made me realise that it has and so much worse. Current First Lady of the United States. Praying for my husband's death. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,905 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hmmm, babies need their mothers milk for first 6 months for the baby's own health. This is terrible move. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ⁱᵐ'ᵐᵃ ʰⁱᵗ ᵈᵉᶠʳᵒˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ʸᵃ, ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵇˡᵃᶻⁱⁿᵍ﹗ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebe 17,289 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 "If Ecuador refused to drop the resolution, Washington would unleash punishing trade measures and withdraw crucial military aid. The Ecuadorean government quickly acquiesced." Over f*cking breastfeeding Never mind the upholding "American values" stuff, 'cause clearly that's really of no concern, but way to make allies America.... Just bully smaller countries into submission. That will lead to long term loyalty and trust... Also like do Trump and his team have no understanding for nuance? The U.S have an interest in Ecuador helping them fight in their cannabis and cocaine trade war, they have an interest in Ecuador's economic development... I understand that things have been strained a little with Julian Assange's political asylum in Ecuador but like... Threatening to withdraw crucial military aid would not be great for the U.S, threatening punishment in terms of trade shouldn't be your first call in diplomacy... Those things should be left as consequences for a very serious breakdown in relations not over disagreements over the promotion of ****ing breast milk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,733 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 How effing stupid do you have to be to oppose breastfeeding? Dear lord Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOP2 3,948 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said: How effing stupid do you have to be to oppose breastfeeding? Dear lord It's never stupid when money and corporate interests are in the equation. You gotta love capitalism! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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