[Ben Ficklin]

Actually, Mexico was retaliating for what happened in 1996, when Clinton refused to let the MexiTrucks in on schedule.

And then, the NAFTA arbitration panel ruled for Mexico in 2001, two weeks after Bush entered office.

And then, later in 2001, it was the Patty Murry-Richard Shelby amendment to the highway bill that provided the money to the border states to set up the MexiTruck inspection stations along the border.

[1rudeboy]

No. It was a long-running dispute, but my Heritage link covers it well.

[1rudeboy]

Note the date:

Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. goods in truck feud, Reuters, March 16, 2009.