Excellent point, John, and well-thought out, too. The trick though is how to get these guys under "one umbrella". The best we could do so far was to come up with Mercosul, and that one comprises only 4 countries, out of 10 possible... :-(
Marcus On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:05:49 kilopascal wrote: >2001-12-13 > >There is no reason why such a trade association can not still take place, >but excluding the USA. By the Spanish and Portuguese speaking nations of >South America forming a quasi-union, they can be a more effective voice when >it comes to dealing with giants like the US. In this case they can tell the >US what to do and what system of measurement they will tolerate with in >their area. > >A United front is more effective against an stronger power then a divided >one. I hope they reconsider their move and still consider a move to unify >to some degree. > >John > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, 2001-12-13 11:02 >Subject: [USMA:16626] Extra, extra... Great news!... > > >> I've just learned that several countries in South America have strongly >positioned themselves against the future ALCA (FTAA) due to the very >protectionist content of America's recently approved "fast track" piece of >legislation. >> >> Brazil, in particular, has even passed a motion yesterday afternoon in >urgency character to require our government to stop any future negotiations >for the implementation of ALCA. All our President and key ministers, >specially Mr. Pratini from Agriculture, already made strong statements >affirming that, as it now stands, ALCA is DEAD, period!!! >> >> These are great news indeed! I salute this development immensely as I'm >dead against this hideous unilateral FT agreement that would only benefit >the rich and powerful! Alas!... Death to ifp!... :-( >> >> Marcus >> >> >> Get 250 color business cards for FREE! >> http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/ >> > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
