Thursday, February 28, 2008

It's still war...

NAFTA Nonsense Insults Our Allies:
"The demagoguery is particularly objectionable because it's dishonest. First, the NAFTA pact wasn't shoved through by fiat. It was negotiated over years by the Clinton administration, with major input from both Republican and Democratic Congresses."

Threatening to renege on a permanent treaty — as Clinton and Obama are doing through their identical vows to "opt out" of the deal — signals loudly that America's word is no longer its bond. A permanent pact with the U.S., it turns out, isn't so permanent.

An approach like that toward our treaty partners sends a chilling signal to our friends. It's Obama and Clinton who need to cool it.

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