US boycotts UNESCO after UNESCO's recognition of Palestine

[Middle-aged Europe]

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/lashes+UNESCO+over+Palestinian+vote/5632544/story.html

[Middle-aged Europe]

This is funny:

Germany: No
Austria: Yes
Switzerland: Abstain

Well, Switzerland makes sense. After all, they're neutral.

[Middle-aged Europe]

I hear the Palestinians are going to go to the World Health Organization next.....Would they really defund THAT?

If so, this would open up whole new possibilites. Imagine there's an outbreak of bird flu during election year 2012 and the WHO needs additional money. So Obama goes to Congress asking for a repeal of that law which recquiers the cutting of funding to Palestine-recognizing international organization. As a result, Obama gets attacked by the Tea Party and the Republicans for being anti-Israel.

[Middle-aged Europe]

This is funny:

Germany: No
Austria: Yes
Switzerland: Abstain

Well, Switzerland makes sense. After all, they're neutral.

And we are not ?

That's a faux neutrality, because Austria is part of the Common Security and Defence Policy of the EU.

In case of an Russian attack on the Baltic countries, Austria surely would support the latter, wouldn't it?