Posted by Tina
Michael Den Tandt has written a very amusing (and very truthful) piece in the Edmonton Sun online, No president will rip up NAFTA.
This article contains useful information we can all use when choosing the next president of the good old U.S. of A. He starts out with a bang:
First there was Barack Obama in Ohio, threatening to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement. Now, with another rust-belt primary in the offing — Pennsylvania — Hillary Clinton has made the same threat. NAFTA must be renegotiated. If that isn’t done, she’ll rip it up. ** Please, kids. Can we get serious?
And continues to a logical conclusion:
The fact that Canada’s reserves are geographically accessible, in a stable democracy, and sheltered by a free trade agreement, is a priceless strategic asset to the United States. No president — Democrat or Republican — will jeopardize America’s access to that resource. Clinton is no more “serious” about abrogating free trade than she was about landing “under fire” in Bosnia. It’s campaign hooey, and not to be believed.
Talk about stepping on the toes of our alliesneighborsfriends. Is this how the Democrat candidates hope to restore Americas reputation around the world? As Mr. Den Tandt might say, get serious! Nice rip, sir.