> The USG will yield under NAFTA; it's a matter of getting political
> mileage out of it for domestic consumption for a while longer. Same
> with the dispute w/Brazil in the WTO. Right now there's just too much
> testosterone in the global trade disputes, partly due to the war in
> Iraq.
>
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I think you're right. It's a cheap bone to toss the Martin government. The
Wall Street Journal editorial already points the way, plus there's
offsetting pressure from the US building industry and other interests like
the California vintners who think they could be a target for eventual
retaliation if the dispute continues to fester. It's big news in Canada, but
I'd be surprised if Bush would get any political mileage out of it in the
US. Has it gotten more than a mention in the US media, and does anyone
outside the lumber states give a damn?