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John Kerry, John Edwards and 'fair trade': The opinion of one Brit

Mar 1, 2004 9:23AM PST
She thinks their positions stink:

Patricia Hewitt delivered a blistering attack last night on the two Democratic candidates for the US presidential nomination, accusing them of vying with one another in their "protectionist rhetoric".

In a speech laced with digs at America over its attitude towards free trade, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry took John Kerry and John Edwards to task for pandering to the protectionist lobby.

"My message is don't play politics with people's jobs and people's prosperity. We know - the United States knows - that protectionism is the road to recession," she told a dinner at the Mansion House.


Ms. Hewitt also trashes the Bush Administration (steel tarrifs), the U.S. press and Congress - with very good reason, I might add.

I wonder if the John Twins realize that the result of their advocacy, if put into action, would be tantamount to firing the first (unilateral) shot in a messy trade war that would only kill the American economy? I wonder if they even care?

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