While this thread has nothing to do with computer/network security, I just hate it when political statements are contextually incomplete. Bush was not responsible for NAFTA, but he was responsible for CAFTA-DR. The Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) includes seven signatories: the United States, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The U.S. Congress approved the CAFTA-DR in July 2005 and the President signed it into law on August 2, 2005. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050802-2.html)
Was this agreement better or worse than NAFTA? Who knows? This is not a statement for or against President Bush, and it is also not a statement for or against NAFTA or CAFTA-DR. Both agreements are more about sugar exports than tech jobs outsourcing. Now can we please get back to hacking and leave trade agreements to http://www.willson1918.com. - Pat Wicks -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Davis Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:59 PM To: Steven Rakick Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] re: Dude! Amigo! [Was: Re: [funsec]Universityof South Carolina e-Mail Co Prime Minister eh? I'm such a hoser. He was still blaming the wrong guy for NAFTA, though the current Bush is a NAFTA fanboi too. They should just change the name of the country to "The United Corporations of America" or "The Corporate States of America" and get it over with. On 4/17/06, Steven Rakick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In an effort to keep the facts straight, Canada > doesn't have a President, they have a Prime Minister. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Neil Davis > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:42 AM > To: Dave Alanis > Cc: [email protected]; Fergie > Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] re: Dude! Amigo! [Was: > Re: [funsec] Universityof South Carolina e-Mail Co > > I'm not a fan of dubya, but NAFTA was passed during > the Clinton administration... > It was the initially pursued by George H.W. Bush > (dubya senior) and the Canadian president but it > didn't get very far during his term. > > Clinton thought it was a good idea so took up the > crusade after he was elected. > >From the Wiki: > There was considerable opposition on both sides of the > border, but in the United States it was able to secure > passage after President Bill Clinton made its passage > a major legislative initiative in 1993. After intense > political debate and the negotiation of several side > agreements, the US House passed NAFTA by 234-200 (132 > Republicans and > 102 Democrats voting in favor) and the US Senate > passed it by 61-38. > End From the Wiki. > > The current outsourcing stuff started with Clinton > too. It was already well under way in 2000. The > outsourcing didn't require any new laws to be passed. > It exploited loopholes, precedents set with NAFTA, and > the lack of laws concerning labor export. > > I am afraid you can't blame the current president for > this one... The current president may not be > everyone's favorite president, but let's at least keep > the facts straight and not twist history. > > Bush inherited these two things from your man Clinton, > along with the Dot Com bubble. Give credit where it's > due. > > -Viz > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ This e-mail is property of Oxygen Media, LLC. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. Distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information contained herein by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us by sending an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and destroy all electronic and paper copies of this e-mail. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
