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Originally posted by MagiK:
FiRST BUSH did not campaign on FREE TRADE, Second, CAPITALISM is not the same as FREE TRADE, Third, CAPITALISM does not IMPLY free trade.
fourth, CAPITALISM does not have anything to do with free trade.
I think 2,3 & 4 are more or less the same thing but never mind. As for Bush did not campaign on free trade here is a quote from his campaign announcement speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 12, 1999.:
'I’ll work to end tariffs and break down barriers everywhere, entirely, so the whole world trades in freedom. The fearful build walls. The confident demolish them. I am confident in American workers and farmers and producers. And I am confident that America’s best is the best in the world.'
and from a Republican debate in West Columbia, South Carolina Jan 7, 2000:
I would be a free trading president, a president that will work tirelessly to open up markets for agricultural products all over the world. I believe our American farmers. can compete so long as the playing field is level. That’s why I am such a strong advocate of free trade and that’s why I reject protectionism and isolation because I think it hurts our American farmers.
Looks like he was in favour of free trade there.
Before anyone complains that this is an American bashing thread, I would like to say that I have read quite a few articles from US newspapers about this subject and they all appear to be against this move.
I think that a blanket statement that we are making uninformed generalisations is a bit rich coming from you Magik.