Arms Trade Treaty: 139 Nations Say Yes, Only U.S. Says No

This pretty much says it all about the Bush administration's attitude to foreign policy and their successful campaign to turn the U.S. into a rogue state.

Today at the United Nations, the majority of the world’s governments took the first step towards a global Arms Trade Treaty to prevent international arms transfers that fuel conflict, poverty and serious human rights violations. The vote comes three years after the launch of a campaign which has seen over a million people in 170 countries calling for a Treaty.

The vote in the UN General Assembly’s First Committee is the first time that governments have voted on the proposal to develop an Arms Trade Treaty, and support was overwhelming: 139 voted yes, with only the United States voting against. Support was particularly strong in Africa , Latin America and Europe .

Work on the Treaty will begin in early 2007 when the new UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, will begin to canvass the views of all member states to establish the foundations of the Treaty.

Going into the vote, the resolution was co-sponsored by 116 governments; a huge number for such a bold initiative.

Because the neocons have never met a war they didn't like...from a safe distance.