[WilliamofCarmichael]

gains may be more than neutralised by large losses sustained by American workers who lose their jobs.

"Free traders" have already responded: Americans have no right to jobs -- uh.. excepting the job of risking life and limb protecting "free traders" and others from enemies.

The greed-related cognitive challenged "free traders" forget that jobs = pay checks = consumer demand.

"Free traders" actually have an answer to that: "Who cares? Our business partners and dear friends have promised us one billion Chinese middle class spendin' fools. Who needs America?"

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Many American commentators are saying this is a clarion call for the US to launch serious programmes for supporting workers displaced by globalisation.

This is one aspect where "free trade" conservatives and their globalization New Democrat Third Way progressive partners differ. The "free trade" conservatives simply sneer that Americans have no right to jobs while the Clintonista progressives support government programs.

The only issue more important to the Clintonista one-worlders and their conservative "free trader" partners is who gets to make the rules. To wit, should the WTO stop being neutral toward "justice" and start enforcing social justice, economic justice, racial justice, and environmental justice -- or should a higher authority like the UN enforce "justice."