Re: Antigua may work with UK firms to challenge law (article)
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Do you guys seriously think that the bozo in the White House and his fascist minions give a damn about the WTO? Hell, they don't care what the UN or anybody else in the world thinks about us.
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Billions of dollars in tariffs on U.S. exports to Europe might get their attention. That's the potential penalty if the Europeans file a case and we lose.
Unhappy poker players don't matter in Washington. Thousands of lost jobs however make a much bigger impression and just in time for the 2008 elections [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img].
Actually the Antiguan case has undoubtedly cost us far more than our foolish politicians realize. The psychological power of the WTO to lower barriers to U.S. exports is of enormous importance. By humiliating the WTO as we have, we've undermined their prestige and made it easier for other countries to create and maintain their own trade barriers.
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