Free Trade: Fight It, or Embrace It

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Originally Posted by saden1

I am inclined to believe that it is acceptable to have standards and require others to meet your standards before conducting business. This is business 101. As a matter of fact this principle can be and is in fact applied in all phases of ones life. We consistently do it with respect to the politicians we vote for, the goods we buy, the companies we work for, what we choose to believe in, and even the kind of people we associate with. It's not a crime to have expectations.

Agreed. All I'm saying is that if you can force other countries to meet your expectations in order for them to get jobs, you can't really get mad at President Bush for forcing other countries to govern in a way that meets American expectations.