Posted on 04/08/2008 2:44:10 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bill Clinton backed Colombia trade deal: 'Estoy a favor'
A reader in Latin America turned up a June 23, 2005 article from the news portal Terra (reprinted (.doc) by the Bogota government) that quotes Bill Clinton offering unambiguous support for the free trade agreement with Colombia.
The article is in Spanish, so what follows is a translation of a translation, but the gist is unmistakable:
"We need your help to expedite the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU is very important to give a clear signal of what the relations between the two countries should be," President Alvaro Uribe said yesterday to the former president of the EU Bill Clinton, during Expogestion 2005.
"I will raise your point when you return to the United States," Clinton replied. "I am in favor of the free trade agreement and it is my hope that we will find the right formula to reach the agreement."
The story also reports that Clinton received a two-minute standing ovation after "applauding Colombia's perserverence for the progress made in the Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the United States."
There is, of course, a little wiggle room here, and the question of what's the right formula. In any case, it will be hard to demote Bill Clinton from his role as chief strategist.
UPDATE: More from Clinton in Colombia in 2005 here, with him regretting the loss of momentum for Andean trade, and saying the failure to reach agreement would be a "mistake."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Aha! Clinton has been moonlighting.
Seriously, I think EU in this case means Estados Unidos = United States.
FTA’s are now albatrosses around the necks of politicians who have anything to do with them.
Bad luck for Columbia though, that deal makes sense, could be the combination of FTA and ongoing leftist Chavez backed insurgency that is causing the Dhimmis to buck on this one.
Time for Shrillary to ‘fire’ her SOS husband from any role as stragegist for the campaign...... better yet, she needs to divorce him now since his usefulness to her political aspirations is long gone......
Time for Shrillary to ‘fire’ her SOS husband from any role as stragegist for the campaign...... better yet, she needs to divorce him now since his usefulness to her political aspirations is long gone......
The Clintons - Los Mentirosos
Now isn’t there any laws about a spouse of the President and such conflicts of interest?
Reason number #327 why one should not vote for her.
They want it both ways because the Clintons do not have any regard for honesty, character, trustworthiness, no, their motto, do and say anything to win.
Hey, they know how to manipulate the system in order to gain riches beyond their wildest imaginings 35 years ago. This is what she has worked for, and now with a chance to sit in the oval office again, she hopes to double or triple their income. Such a deal.
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