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Think of it.the buck stops at Bush.he vows to veto an outraged congress (even
though the "Catoites" think this deal's 90% political and 10% for real)-like, why
would the CATO Institute do downfield blocking for Bush on this one? Consider
their libertarian expertise a la Daniel T. Griswold, who directs the Center for Trade
Policy Studies at CATO in D.C., who goes as far as to say: "This could not only be
an economic mistake (i.e., for Congress to delay/block the $6.8B deal with UAE) but
a foreign policy blunder." (IPS, Feb. 18, 2006)
"How much does 'free' trade have to do with this? How about a lot (Sarota's opinion,
not mine). The Bush administration is in the middle of a two-year push to ink a
corporate-backed 'free' trade accord with the UAE. At the end of 2004, in fact, it was
Bush Trade Representative Robert Zoellick who proudly boasted of his trip to the
UAE to begin negotiating the trade accord. Rejecting this port security deal might
have set back that trade pact. Accepting the port security deal - regardless of the
security consequences - likely greases the wheels for the pact. That's probably why
instead of backing off the deal, President Bush - supposedly Mr. Tough on National
Security - took the extraordinary step of threatening to use the first veto of his entire
presidency to protect the UAE's interests. Because he knows protecting those
interests - regardless of the security implications for America - is integral to the 'free'
trade agenda all of his corporate supporters are demanding." (David Sarota, The Dirty
Little Secret Behind the UAE Port Security Flap, Sarotablog, February 21, 2006)
Sure - if you're talkin' big bucks with Moslem states, why stop at the UAE; let's
shoot the global gap:
"In May 2003, the President announced his initiative to create a Middle East Free
Trade Area (MEFTA) by 2013. The initiative is designed to deepen U.S. trade
relationships with all countries of the region, through steps tailored to individual
countries' level of development. Since that announcement, the United States has
concluded FTA negotiations with Morocco and Bahrain, and signed TIFAs with
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen, and Oman. The
United States already has TIFAs with Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia. The United States
recently held its first TIFA Council meetings with Tunisia, the UAE, Kuwait, and
Qatar. (Please view full article/graphics/links @ The Tribulation Network
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