Oh yeah....Germany is finding out that sovereignty is quite important...just ask Chancellor Schroder of Germany.... http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/12041249.htm Cafta is a farce.... This is what will happen.... Cheap textile jobs shifting to Central America...eliminates jobs in this area that are still left in the US... Some US subsidized farmers will be happy... Small farmers in Central America will be eliminated.... Taxes will increase in all Central American countries...increasing inflation... The Central American countries will further destabilize because their chances for self sufficiency have been eliminated by Cafta... The pharmacy manufacturers in Central America will be eliminated... It will take 10 years...if at all...for wanted changes to materialize ...on a theoretical basis... This is a bad plan...just more Bush administration stupidity... The Bush Administration will go down as one of the dumbest...most irresponsible ...admins ever.... However Kerry would have been even worse... The US needs to focus on its homeland issues...in its homeland.. and thus stop making bad decisions in other foreign countries... The Bush administration is making...and has make many many terrible decisions...and guess who pays....everyone .... Clear stupidity....and a pure propaganda admin.... Purpose of Iraq....OIL Purpose of Cafta.... US wants more control of the Caribbean and Central America...Cafta makes these countries more reliant ...not less reliant on the US.... The Bush admin ...is very bad news......although Kerry would have been bad news as well... The US should get good at solving its internal problems.... Ignorant people given a lot of authority are very very dangerous....and in this case...bad for the world.... Had the Bush admin spent the same money and energy on alternative energy in the US...guess what....The US would be 1000 times closer to resolving energy issues... Want to help the Americas and the Caribbean....? Provide some centrally located nuclear power plants....then the US will also own the on/off switch to these countries...now that´s power.... Bush´s major accomplishment was quitting drinking...and receiving his monthly trust account checks...and of course avoiding Vietnam...along with Cheney ...And his money from baseball....a secret gift from the University of Austin endowment fund while he was governer...just a little conflict of interest..eh ? The US desperately needs good leadership...it has none at this moment...........
you are correct, it doesn't matter which administration is in office, they all bow down to the big money powers. bottom line, globalization will happen whether we want it to or not. it is absolutely not in our best interest but it does seem to be the pundits' mantra these days and the sheeple just keep on buying it as fast as they can shovel it.
CAFTA is the best thing to happen to this country sine NAFTA. It will help those countries get more developed and decrease inflation in the good ol' USA. Jobs will be lost though, but jobs will also be created due to efficiencies down the road.