Reply #83: Ummmm, reality check.

[AnAmerican]

NAFTA cannot be "fixed". Any changes the next President might want to make to the agreement will be made moot by the WTO. Only withdrawing from NAFTA and starting over with bi-lateral agreements can we make sure that our desires are met.

The issues of workers rights, enviromental concerns and such are exactly why we NEED to withdraw completely. Make bi-lateral agreements where we can take advantage of the fact that the US is the world's biggest consumer market.

As it stands right now, the WTO, and the corporations who control it, have us over a barrel. No changes can be made to NAFTA without WTO approval. Approval which will not be forthcoming.

The game is already rigged, trying to beat the system is not going to work, trying to alter NAFTA to address valid concerns is not going to work. We need to withdraw and start over.

This is onew of Dennis' strong points. Same as healthcare.

He will n ot waste our time trying to fix a system that is already broken beyond repair. He will work towards creating systems that actually work.

Substantive change as opposed to status quo. (Apologies to Mairead for stealing that last line.)

Therein lies the true difference between Dr. Dean and Dennis.

One believes in incremental change (which leaves current failed systems in place), the other believes we need to (and can) start over to make our country better.

To me the choice is easy.