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> US voted in favor of membership in 1977. Only because Jimmy Carter got elected in 1976 on the basis of a campaign pledge to forgive all draft evaders and bea
by lenkite 2y ago
> US voted in favor of membership in 1977.
Only because Jimmy Carter got elected in 1976 on the basis of a campaign pledge to forgive all draft evaders and beat Ford. Until he was elected, Vietnam was three times blocked from admission by United States vetoes in the Security Council.