17.11.06
Bush Didn’t Invent the Name Game
Those bi-partisan mistakes make
Bush’s war look like a minor mishap.
The last election focused attention
on extricating ourselves from Iraq,
but it’s not clear we understand
the need to free our economy from
years of botched trade agreements.
Differences between Sunnis and
Shiites make Iraq intractable, but
conflicts between the interests
of U.S. workers and multi-national
corporations are more severe.
While Baker works on Iraq maybe
we could get Lou Dobbs to head a
commission on trade and move it
from “fast track” to “safe track” and
from “business” to “public interest.”