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[bhikkhu]

13. That's not its purpose, of course

but the devil is in the details. Its easy to argue that trade agreements can benefit both parties, and that that is the intent of most trade agreements, but unintended consequences may be the rule there (if the history of that sort of thing is a good measure).

And I do share the concern that some of the parties involved in the drafting (corporate interests) really don't care about any party to the trade agreement as much as they care about their own bottom line. It all comes down to the text of the agreement, and whether all the consequences can be clearly worked out before congress has the opportunity to ratify, or not.