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December 30th 03, 04:49 AM
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"Michael Bryant" wrote in message ... From: nobody Msut be why Clinton signed NAFTA. Try again. GH Bush is the President that spent his whole term negotiating and supporting the NAFTA treaty. Clinton signed it shortly after the 92 election. The negotiating of the details took place under the two Republican presidents that preceded him. Actually, the US negotiations for NAFTA were initiated and supported by Reagan. Are you aware that GW Bush is currently pursuing a free trade agreement to cover US trade with the entire Western Hemisphere? His rationale: It will protect US corporate profits. Well, where to start? Bush, not Clinton, signed NAFTA in December, 1992. IMO it's also rather ridiculous to suggest Bush spent his "whole term" negotiating it. I'm quite sure he did a couple of other things from '89-'92. The implication that NAFTA was entirely Bush's baby is equally incorrect. In fact, Clinton expended political capital and -actively- campaigned for its passage in Congress throughout the early part of his presidency, leading to the passage in November, '93--10 months into Clinton's first term. He was not in the least a passive participant in its Congressional approval, and, again contrary to implication above, was the most active of the past several presidents in supporting free trade. This is evidenced by his total support for GATT in 1994 and the creation of the WTO. |
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