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Bush: New Free Trade Deals Will Strengthen US Economy, Create Jobs
By VOA News
President Bush is calling on Congress to approve four new international free trade accords he says will strengthen the U.S. economy and create jobs.

In his weekly radio address, Mr. Bush Saturday said trade deals with Peru, Colombia and Panama will give American business access to more than 75 million customers in Latin America. And he said a trade agreement with South Korea will open up one of the world’s most powerful economies to U.S. goods and services.

The president said expanding international trade will lead to more exports which will support better and higher-paying jobs for Americans.

Mr. Bush said passing the four new trade pacts would serve U.S. security and moral interests, as well as help democracies.

And what do people say about NAFTA and other such agreements? It would not be going out on a limb to say there are more than a few complaints about free trade agreements. Do free trade agreements favor a select few or are they good for all? Do free trade agreements have a positive impact on all countries involved? Do free trade agreements permit unscrupulous participants to circumvent the laws of their own country? The most suspicious phrase in the report above is ‘..international trade will lead to more exports which will support better and higher-paying jobs…’

The sentence including that phrase is plausible deniability if job growth does not support the claim later.

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Just by reading the headlines above some thoughts come to mind.
Does anyone want a permanent US military base in Iraq?
Would more international coercion expedite a solution in Burma?
Will Bhutto’s return to Pakistan have a positive impact?
Was there any beneficial purpose in the ‘genocide resolution’?
Is Putin’s treatment of Gates & Rice a subtle publicity stunt?
How Red is China?
Is the Dalai Lama US visit a publicity stunt?
Does Al Gore deserve any credit?

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