[Cacophonous]

Screw the boycott. Put some teeth in it. Impose an import tariff.

This is precisely one of the situations where Adam Smith called for import tariffs...as revenge against other countries for imposing tariffs on us.

It never amazes me that the neo-Cons thump their chests and swagger about how much more powerful we are than everyone else, and have no second thoughts about using the might of the US military - which is without equal - but get their panties all bunched at the thought of a trade war.

The US should use its economic strength to force change. There is nothing in Europe that the US needs to buy, that we cannot manufacture ourselves. And we have 260 million consumers with a lot of money. Because of the mostly socialist governments in Europe however, there is a lot they cannot do. Bottom line: we don't need them, but they need us. We should use that.

[Broadside Joe]

But now we have the stupid WTO. (gee I wonder if the deck is stacked against us?) Or can we get out of it? As far as a boycott goes, Uncle Sam has nothing to do with it, therefore the WTO (euroweenies) can do nothing to retaliate against us. After all, we're talking mainly about France and their butt boys in speed bump country. They'll feel the love rather quickly. And if not, then put tariffs on everything as you say.

[gcruse]

And we have 260 million consumers with a lot of money.

They won't have much money left after your tariffs drive prices up 25%.