Free Trade: Fight It, or Embrace It

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I think if you're going to take a hands-off approach in foreign policy, you have to take the same hands-off approach when it comes to telling other countries what their labor laws should be. Otherwise you contradict yourself.

i disagree. we have a ton of the Saudis money pouring into our economy everyday. it is a proven fact that they support terrorist camps in Saudi Arabia. our administration doesn't seem to have that big a problem taking their money

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by dmek25

i disagree. we have a ton of the Saudis money pouring into our economy everyday. it is a proven fact that they support terrorist camps in Saudi Arabia. our administration doesn't seem to have that big a problem taking their money

I don't think you're hearing me. Or maybe you're just skipping past what I'm saying. What Bush and his Administration are doing has nothing to do with your philosophical beliefs and arguments. If I read you right, you're saying that to take manufacturing jobs to other countries, we should expect those countries to enforce American labor laws. Otherwise, we should deny those people the manufacturing jobs our companies can bring.

But at the same time, we should expect our government to allow other governments to rule however they choose, even if it's dictatorship?

It just doesn't add up.