Bush: More Free Trade, not Less

President Bush is pushing for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to pass, despite opposition from Obama and Clinton. Bush believes that it will ensure that everyone is treated fairly in trading, whereas Obama and Clinton believe that the agreement will cause many workers to lose their jobs.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2008/02/bush-more-free-trade-not-less.html

If this agreement is passed, it will supposedly allow products to be traded freely and equally between Columbia and the U.S. However, there is the chance that it will have the same effect as NAFTA had on Ohio, hurting both its workers and its economy. If it is not passed, Bush believes that “it will sorely affect the national security interests of the United States…It will undermine the standing of courageous leaders like [Columbian] President [Alvaro] Uribe.”