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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsToo bad we didnt do TPP when Obama was BEGGING us to do it, turns out he
knew what he was talking about.
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Too bad we didnt do TPP when Obama was BEGGING us to do it, turns out he (Original Post)
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2019
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Trump would have simply unilaterally withdrawn, just like he's done with everything else
bullwinkle428
Aug 2019
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UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)1. I never understood the arguments against it. nt
SharonAnn
(13,772 posts)2. Me neither. It was a bulwark against China.
It wasnt perfect, but it was well crafted and would ha e been good for our economy and the best leverage wed ever have to deal with China.
Many here hated it.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)3. Trump would have simply unilaterally withdrawn, just like he's done with everything else
that Obama achieved.
Baitball Blogger
(46,705 posts)5. +1
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)6. Exactly. And a couple of our own candidates were instrumental in that, and
the issue helped elect trump.
Lithos
(26,403 posts)7. TPP was a disaster
However, not for the reasons Trump pushed it
TPP was too broad and included things it should not have - eg: things which would have compromised us to DRM.
That said, I'm sure Obama viewed somethings as necessary evils to bring about the stability of bigger components.