Junior decries protectionism, slaps 18% tariff on Bolivian goods.

[formercia]

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081127/lt_bolivia_us_trade.html

Thursday November 27, 12:10 am ET
By Dan Keane, Associated Press Writer

White House suspends Bolivian trade deal, citing lack of drug cooperation

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- President George W. Bush is suspending a key trade pact with Bolivia, saying the South American country failed to cooperate with U.S. anti-drug efforts.

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Iberkleid's 3,500 employees churn out one million T-shirts a month, including designer lines such as Polo, with some 70 percent going to the United States.

Under the suspension, the shirts will be tagged with an 18 percent tariff -- a hike Ametex officials say will kill their chance at competing in the cutthroat U.S. market.

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[marmar]

1. He decries protectionism....except when it involves leaders who are critical of his administration..

Vindictive, petulant, dumbass asshole cowboy.......Jan. 20, we need you!

[JVS]

2. Technically that isn't protectionism. It's a sanction.

Just like the Cuba embargo isn't protectionism.

[tama]

3. In other words

If you don't let DEA and CIA mafias to continue their drug market monopolies and gangsterism, we sanction your economy.

What's new since opium war?

[charlie]

4. Dimson slapped humongous tariffs on imported steel

in 2002, trolling for rust belt votes. Put a number of industries among our trading partners (probably most notably England) on the brink and nearly sparked a trade war, with a whole crapload of countries filing complaints with the WTO. The WTO ruled against him and he lifted them 1 1/2 years later, delaring mission accomplished. It was a move that pleased no one, left conservatives, progressives, and domestic steel pissed with him, and everyone else scratching their heads wondering WTF that was all about. Typical Bush dumbassery.

[formercia]

5. His Great-grandfather ran Buckeye Steel for the Rockefellers

I guess that makes him an expert on Steel.

[charlie]

6. You bet he is

[formercia]

7. It might be the junkyard dog gene.

After all, they spend a lot of time hanging around the steel business.

[charlie]

8. Did you just call his mom a....?

I guess you did.

Thank you, you spared me the trouble of saying it myself.