Bush: Kyoto treaty would 'wreck' U.S. economy

Houston Chronicle/AP ^ | June 30, 2005

[bayourod]

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — President Bush said in a Danish TV interview aired today that adhering to the Kyoto treaty on climate change would have "wrecked" the U.S. economy.

"Kyoto would have wrecked our economy. I couldn't in good faith have signed Kyoto," Bush told the Danish Broadcasting Corp., noting that the treaty did not include other nations — including India and China — that he called "big polluters."

Earlier, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said climate change was likely the most serious threat to the globe and that there would be no solution without U.S. involvement. The United States is the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases, which have been blamed for contributing to global warming.

"The only solution to this is going to come as one that includes America," Blair told a London audience of young people for an MTV special.

Later in the Danish interview, Bush called the U.S. dependence on oil from the Middle East a "national security problem."

"We're hooked on oil from the Middle East, which is a national security problem and an economic security problem," Bush said, adding that the United States was looking at alternatives fuels.

[bayourod]

That's what I like about President Bush. No apologies, no justifications, no spin, no excuses, just the straight truth. "It wasn't in our best interest, and if you don't like it, too bad"

[Keli Kilohana]

At one point, the Kyoto Protocol exempted 99 of the 129 signees from the protocol. That makes as much sense as exempting 99 of 129 kids from the don't pee in the pool protocol.

[Keli Kilohana]

At one point, the Kyoto Protocol exempted 99 of the 129 signees from the protocol. That makes as much sense as exempting 99 of 129 kids from the don't pee in the pool protocol.

[MinorityRepublican]

Calling it as it is!

[MarkeyD]

...which have been blamed for contributing to global warming..

I thought it caused it? And from I've been reading, it sounds more like global warming is causing greenhouse gasses.

[cripplecreek]

I read somewhere that for us to comply with the treaty we would need to remove something like 30% of the cars from the road almost immediately to cut emmissions to a compliance level. It was either that or pay billions to be distributed to countries that didn't have to comply.

Whatever the case it's stupid.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>"Kyoto treaty would 'wreck' U.S. economy"<<<

No $hit?

When will MSM latch on to this concept?

Hell it was designed to wreck the US economy and that why it is promoted by Watermelons and Liberals alike.

TT

[deadrock]

"wreck our economy..." is the wrong answer even if it is true. It would have been nice if he said that he would not implement Kyoto because its based on dodgy science.

[mmercier]

Well said.

Regarding the post: >> the treaty did not include other nations — including India and China — that he called "big polluters

Because they are developing like we are, and they would likely tell the greenies to go piss in their hat.

This treaty was designed specifically to retard American industry, nothing else. When it was written they thought there were enough nitwits in America to accept it. There were not, and in 2006 there will be even less.

[Coleus]

Bush: Kyoto treaty would 'wreck' U.S. economy >>>

Yes, it would, he's absolutely right.

[soloNYer]

I wish he could have said that we would implement Kyoto the minute scientists can predict the weather for the next week with at least 70% accuracy.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Its important to recognize that the USA absorbs more CO2 than we give off. We have more trees and plant life now than 150 years ago.

[SAJ]

Now, now -- no fair bothering the green weenies and the econazis with crummy ol' facts...which they will in any case ignore.

[henderson field]

America first.

[bayourod]

The Danish television stations will show President Bush saying that but the American stations won't.

[DaveTesla]

There IS NO global warming.

Just a bunch of Fat, Rich, Devil worshipers wanting to strip
America of her wealth and make us bigger slaves
than we already are.

Kyoto is just an attempt at a Marxist tyrannical global
government run by the likes of a Mugabe.

[RightWhale]

We ought to get out of the 1967 UN Treaty, too, because that has wrecked the space development economy before it could even get started. It's possibly not too late.

[RightWhale]

I would bet that if the entire human race disappeared tonight from earth that it would make no difference at all to the global climate, not immediately, not later.

[Seaplaner]

Rod, you are so right, sir.

Our President Dubya has been rock solid in defending the American people against an economically punishing Kyoto protocol.

[DaveTesla]

Right you are.

Remember the Ozone scare?

The y2K scare where the coffee pot was going to freak out and kill us all?

The running out of oil scare?

The overpopulation scare?

The global famine running out of food scare?

When are we sheeple going to get wise to the village witch
doctor and run the old fraud out of town?