[Bonaparte]

You would want to be completely dependent on a foreign power for our steel? Keep in mind that once a steel plant is shut down, it takes years to start it back up. I'm not a purist on the subject of free trade. I like it when it works, but like everything else, it has its downside. The power to impose tariffs is not something I would want to completely give up.

[irish_links]

I was just pointing out that you can have protective tariffs or you can have an economic cooperation zone, including Eastern Europe and the Anglophone countries of Europe, but you can't have both.

I would choose the free trade zone, but recognize that it would entail problems, including the loss of some components of key industries like steel.

Regards