Japan didn't suddenly start producing cars in the US because we opened our borders to them to dump on our markets without penalty while they protected theirs. That's exactly what these so-called Free Trade agreements are doing today. They're being setup solely for the benefit of large corporations.
Explain every Japanese, German, South Korean, etc. auto plant built in the U.S. in the last twenty years or so in the absence of "anti-dumping" policies.
In reality, the only form of fair trade is free trade. How do you define fair trade? In the name of fairness, different groups advocate different protections for their specific industries and call the comparative advantage of other countries "unfair."
So called "fair trade" is really nothing more than protectionism that requires government intervention to determine what industries will be protected, what tariff will be applied and for how long.
It amazes me that so many conservatives here can, out of one side of their mouth, bash Bush for causing bigger government while, out of the other side, demand government do something about their perceived inequities in trade as if, when it comes to these things, government is instantly transformed into a responsible, capable and reliable entity. I see a lot of inconsistency with that argument.