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Permalink Reply by BLADES on
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Kathy
you might want to do some research on NAFTA... cause the roots of it go back to HW bush and maybe even Reagan...so dont blame it all on clinton...the GOP had a lot to do with it
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Permalink Reply by kathyet on
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I do know it was an equal opportunity thing for these politicians.. but it was pushed through with Clinton in1993
"NAFTA was initially pursued by politicians in the United States and Canada supportive of free trade, led by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and the Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. The three countries signed NAFTA in December 1992, subject to ratification by the legislatures of the three countries. There was considerable opposition in all three countries. In the United States, NAFTA was able to secure passage after Bill Clinton made its passage a major legislative priority in 1993. Since the agreement had been signed by Bush under his fast-track prerogative, Clinton did not alter the original agreement, but complemented it with the aforementioned NAAEC and NAALC. After intense political debate and the negotiation of these side agreements, the U.S. House of Representatives passed NAFTA on November 17, 1993, by 234-200 vote (132 Republicans and 102 Democrats voting in favor; 43 Republicans, 156 Democrats, and 1 independent against),[6] and the U.S. Senate passed it on the last day of its 1993 session, November 20, 1993, by 61-38 vote (34 Republicans and 27 Democrats voting in favor; 10 Republicans and 28 Democrats against, with 1 Democrat opponent not voting -- Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), an ardent foe of NAFTA, missed the vote because of an illness in his family).[7]"Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ameri...Clinton signed the agreement into law. However, Bush is arguably trying to take it to a whole new level. There is concern about him constructing a North American Highway that will basically divide the U.S. in half and run from Mexico up to Canada. Bush also signed an agreement called: Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP). Many Americans, including Lou Dobbs, feel that this is a major step the administration is taking to merge the U.S. into a Trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada. This would create the North American Union (NAU), much like the European one.a
Being from Ohio and growing up seeing the impact of NAFTA on mid-west manufacturing jobs, I still believe that NAFTA has been an overall positive for the U.S. But, this NAU seems to be a stretch and an impediment on the sovereignty of the United States of America. Effectively, rendering our Constitution obsolete.
For the most part, Bush gets blamed for everything. This is the only card that the Democrats hold, so they play it every time they move their lips. I would have to throw the Main Stream Media into that group too. They dislike President Bush with a passion as well.Yes you are right Bill Clinton pushed for Nafta. he could have vetoed the bill and refused to sign it but he signed it with great pleasure.
Bill Clinton paved the way for the globalists to destroy the American Middle class by sending the jobs out of the country first with the Nafta Treaty and then having the USA join the World Trade Organization.
George Bush just continued Bills work and brought it to new heights.
Also Bill Clinton signed the 1996 Welfare Reform laws which changed Welfare as we know it and gave 5 years for any able bodied person to get off of welfare and get any type of job and after five years if the person could not get a job they lost all benefits and became homeless in the streets. He signed this law into effect in 1996 so that he could appear more Conservative voters before his second term in office.
George Bush and the republicans kept the new welfare reforms in place and added more change for the worse to welfare.
so you can see that both The Democrats and the republicans are not out for the little people....................NAFTA was the plan of those whom attend the Bilderberg meetings. You won`t find a direct admission to this, however look at the paragragh below and you can figure out where it started.
Throughout the "NAFTA at 10: Progress, Potential, and Precedents" document, numerous references to the European Union are made. Learning from the mistakes and successes of the EU are vital, the conference panelists say, in the creation of an expanded NAFTA and a North American Community (modeled around the European Union). Many of the panelists argue that deeper integration must take place, while some cite the need for global governance to effectively manage worldwide economic integration.
http://www.oldthinkernews.com/Articles/o...
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Clinton said he hoped the agreement would encourage other nations to work toward a broader world-trade pact.
During its planning stages, NAFTA was heavily criticized by Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot, who argued that if NAFTA was passed, Americans would hear a "giant sucking sound" of American companies fleeing the United States for Mexico, where employees would work for less pay and without benefits. The pact, which took effect on January 1, 1994, created the world's largest free-trade zone.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-histo...
Bush jr. did not sign NAFTA, Bush Sr did.
The passage of NAFTA was one of Clinton's first major victories as the first Democratic president in 12 years--though the movement for free trade in North America had begun as a Republican initiative. -
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that is one of the most detailed accounts I've read ...thanks
goes to show how it was a team effort by both parties...
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WSJ Pundit on Dem Debate: “Remarkable Display of Unintelligible Garbage Rhetoric” (VIDEO)
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Member Mary Kissel tore into Democratic candidates for their garbled nonsense on defeating radical Islam.
Mary Kissel: The barbarians are at the gates. We’ve seen attacks now from London to Madrid to Beirut to over the Sinai. It is time for American leadership. Hillary said this isn’t America’s fight. Look, Democrats are dangerously divorced from reality. Hillary says that. President Obama wants to close Gitmo. He said we contained these people. No, we haven’t contained them. Bernie Sanders, who’s leading in some polls, says the greatest challenge is climate change. What we need is American leadership and the majority of the American people understand we need to send troops back to the Middle East before this global disorder comes to our shores.
Marie Bartiromo: I thought it was actually extraordinary, the debate last night. There was no real solution from any of the candidates. They were talking a lot saying nothing whatsoever.
Mary Kissel: Saying essentially nothing. It was one of the most remarkable displays of unintelligible garbage rhetoric that I have ever seen.
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Obama Played a Role in the Paris ISIS Massacre
Guest post by Joe Hoft
The major media won’t mention this but the truth is clear – the Obama administration is to blame for the Paris attacks.
Here is what ultimately led to the murders this week in Paris:
** When Obama took over the Presidency he promised to remove US troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and close down Gitmo. These terrorist friendly policies led to the creation of ISIS in Iraq after the US withdrew all troops. That is clear. Obama also released dozens of murderers from Gitmo. Then, when all hell broke loose in Iraq, Obama denied it was his idea to withdraw all the troops. This was another Obama lie.
** After the US exit from Iraq, ISIS began its terrible rampage of murdering, raping and enslaving thousands of innocents. The Islamic State consumed territory the size of Great Britain. When Obama finally moved to do something due to public outrage, it was weak and little more than a show. At least one American military official even commented Obama must want an Islamist state in Damascus.
** As Iraq-Syria continue to deteriorate due to ISIS, refugees by the thousands have left their homeland. Half of the Syrian population has either been killed, displaced or left the country. ISIS infiltrated the refugee wave into Europe. In September, Lebanese education minister Elias Bousaab warned British Prime Minister David Cameron that 2 of every 100 migrants flooding into Europe were ISIS fighters. The Gateway Pundit reported Saturday that the terrorists in the Paris attacks recently landed in Greece in a refugee boat.
The Obama administration still doesn’t have a policy for the capture of terrorists and so the US doesn’t capture them – they are either bombed to hell or set free. ISIS is still in place in Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Africa, and Afghanistan. The Taliban is also on the march in Afghanistan. Obama is not only horrible for the US, he is horrible for the world peace. 129 people are dead in Paris because of Barack Obama.
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Obama hears calls to place US troops in Eastern Europe
Getty ImagesBy Rebecca Kheel - 11/15/15 04:00 PM EST
The Obama administration is hearing growing calls to permanently station a substantial number of troops in Eastern Europe as a deterrent to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putting a large number of U.S. or NATO troops in Eastern Europe would violate a 1997 treaty with Russia, but those arguing for the placement say Putin already broke that treaty by backing the takeover by Russian-backed groups of Ukrainian territory.
ADVERTISEMENT“Russia’s aggression and more dangerous military posture in Eastern Europe is a critical test for NATO,” Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said in a written statement. “Now is the time to bolster our Baltic allies and Poland by basing at least one battalion in each of the four countries. This would restore the confidence of our allies and reestablish a safer balance in the region.”
Engel, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is the first lawmaker to publicly support the idea, but a congressional aide said the lawmaker is working with colleagues to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg advocating for the troops. The aide did not want to delve into further details since the letter is incomplete.
“This action wouldn't violate the NATO-Russia Founding Act because once Russia changed Europe’s 'current and foreseeable security environment,' NATO was released from its pledge not to permanently station substantial additional combat forces,” Engel said in his statement, which was separate from the letter.
Aides for some congressional Republicans said their bosses would likely support the proposition.
Under 1997’s NATO-Russia Founding Act, alliance members promise not to have a “permanent stationing of substantial combat forces” in Eastern Europe. Both NATO and Russia also agreed to respect the “sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence” of any state.
The Pentagon’s former Russian policy expert late last month argued that the United States would be justified in putting troops in Eastern Europe given Putin’s actions in Ukraine.
“Russia’s broken it, but somehow we’ve decided that we and our allies are going to kind of keep up with the letter of it,” Evelyn Farkas, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, said of the 1997 treaty.
Farkas offered the views less than a week after stepping down from her post.
The United States has sent troops to Poland and the Baltic states since Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. But it’s a small number and on rotational deployments.
Stationing a larger force in Poland or the Baltics would be a much more aggressive move.
Even the rotational deployment has chafed the Kremlin, which has called NATO moves in the region “aggressive.”
The three countries that make up the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — were part of the Soviet Union until 1991, and the Russian prosecutor-general's office examined the legality of their independence this summer.
At the Reagan National Defense Forum last weekend, Gen. Philip Breedlove, the supreme allied commander of NATO, said he’d like to see more forces sent to Europe. But those would also be rotational.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he doesn’t think the United States should honor any agreement with Russia. But he also said he thinks the rotational deployments are sufficient.
“That way you don’t have to pay for all the aspects of a permanent base, and you have all the advantages of having a troop presence there,” he said. “It’s permanent if you keep rotating troops in and out.”
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by Congress requires the Pentagon to submit a report to Congress “setting forth an assessment of options for expanding the presence of United States ground forces” in Eastern Europe.
Among specifics that should be included the report is “a site or sites for prepositioning of equipment, a rotational presence or permanent presence of troops,” according to the NDAA.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that provision, along with one providing for lethal assistance to Ukraine, are good steps for deterring Russia.
He would not rule out substantial and permanent U.S. forces in Eastern Europe, but said he hasn’t done enough research to take a position on that specific issue.
“I would still be cautious about breaking the NATO framework agreement,” he said, while conceding his belief that Russia has already broken it. “That’s definitely something you want to consult with the Pentagon and think through the policy before making that decision.”
Generally, he said, he agrees with Obama’s approach to Putin.
“It’s very, very difficult because Putin has become much more aggressive, and we need to confront that without starting a war,” Smith said. “It’s a delicate line to walk.”
Several lawmakers didn’t want to weigh in on the specific issue of permanently stationing troops in Eastern Europe, but still expressed concern that more needs to be done.
“We need a comprehensive, long-term approach that reinforces the longstanding U.S. commitment to a Europe that is whole, free, and at peace,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a written statement. “When all NATO members develop and deploy forces capable of countering any form of aggression, the alliance will be stronger and our safety will be more secure.”
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/260094-obama-hears-calls-to-break...
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Sunday show wrap-up: Spotlight shifts to ISIS, refugees
Getty ImagesBy The Hill staff - 11/15/15 12:32 PM EST
ISIS
White House on defense over claim that ISIS is ‘contained’ "We have contained them,” Obama said one day before Paris attacks.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260202-white-house-on-d...Top Dem: ISIS has adapted, eyeing attacks against US "ISIS aspires to attack us here in the United States as well,” Rep. Adam Schiff said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260216-top-dem-isis-has...Intelligence chairmen: US has no strategy for ISIS "We don’t have a strategy in Syria as it relates to ISIL,” Sen. Richard Burr said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260217-intelligence-cha...McCain: Obama’s failed leadership led to rise of ISIS "‘Leading from behind’ ... has led to this chaos and renewed influence and growth of ISIS."
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260178-mccain-obamas-fa...Former CIA deputy director: ISIS strategy not working "It’s time to look at something else,” Michael Morell said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260211-former-cia-deput...Declare war on ISIS, Bush says “We should declare war and harness all of the power the U.S. can bring to bear."
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260212-bush-declare-war...Bush: ‘This is our fight’ “This is a war and we should act accordingly,” Bush said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260200-bush-this-is-our...Rubio: ‘We are at war with radical Islam’ “This is a clash of civilizations,” Rubio said, “there is no middle ground on this."
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260201-rubio...Graham sees new 9/11 coming from Syria “There’s a 9/11 coming ... from Syria if we don’t disrupt their operations," Graham said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260204-graham-new-9-11-...REFUGEE CRISIS
Obama adviser: Refugee plan proceeding despite Paris attacks “We had very robust vetting procedures for those refugees," Ben Rhodes said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260207-obama-adviser-re...Obama refugee plan a ‘suspension of intellect,’ Carson says “Bringing people into this country from that area of the world I think is a huge mistake."
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260206-carson-obama-ref...Homeland Security chairman sees ‘gaping holes’ on refugees “This causes a great concern on the part of policymakers," Rep. Michael McCaul said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260213-house-chairman-g...Ex-House Intel chairman: Refugees can’t be fully vetted Nobody has the power to screen "every single individual refugee," said former Rep. Mike Rogers said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260205-ex-house-chairma...Obama ‘rolling the dice’ on refugees, GOP rep says “There’s virtually no vetting," Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/260203-gop-rep-obama-ro...HILLARY CLINTON
Clinton critic: FBI investigating potential lies to investigators Edward Klein predicted the investigation will come to a close before the end of the year.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/260180-clinton-cri...BERNIE SANDERS
Sanders doubles down: Climate change causes terrorism “The reason is pretty obvious," he said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260210-sande...MARCO RUBIO
Rubio hits Paul for ‘weak record on national security’ “He’s been one of the leading figures trying to gut American intelligence programs."
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260215-rubio...http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/260218-sunday-show-wr...
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Permalink Reply by DeeDee on
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WHO IS SURPRISED????? NO ONE he is ANOTHER BOEHNER! OBAMA is happy!
EXCLUSIVE: House Freedom Caucus Chairman:
No Commitment From Paul Ryan To
Block Import of Muslim Refugees
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan reveals that conservative House members have received no commitment from Speaker Paul Ryan that he would in any way try to curb the nation’s importation of Muslims on visas.
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Geller: The West Has Lost the Will to Live
The most basic, primitive honor a nation owes to its dead is to fight to defend itself—to defeat the enemy and win. And yet the West won’t.
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Ted Cruz’s Pro-American Immigration
Reform Plan Shows He’s Not Marco Rubio
Presidential candidate Ted Cruz drew his sharpest distinction yet with donor-class favorite Marco Rubio by releasing an in-depth immigration plan on Friday.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Halts Acceptance
of Syrian Refugees After Muslims’ Massacre in Paris
Michigan’s Republican governor, who has bucked many party leaders by welcoming Syrian refugees, is putting the efforts on hold following the deadly attacks in Paris.
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