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In reply to the discussion: OBAMA Admin: "The Pipeline Would In Fact Be Rejected - Only Question NOW Is Timing Of Announcement" [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)"modified TPP agreement" they would go for...then onto the others in the Pacific to "modify" agreement to be acceptable. Bloomberg Business seemed very "Upbeat" in their reports about this.
So...according to the Business Groups (that we know he caters to) he is moving along "under stealth" to "modify" so he might make it seem that TPP is dead while he is already making agreements to make it more amenable to interests who are involved in it who won't complain. The Devil is in the Details, though.
How this will all be spun (before Mid-Term Elections) remains to be seen. But, he is a cautious, pragmatic person who knows how to deal in the shadows and make things seem good as he pushes Neo-Lib Global Agreements forward whether it is Military, Trade or Financial. He knows the Business Community will be thrilled and spin it foward and the (People/1%) will be on board and the rest of us will remain ignorant or cheer it on if we support him.
So this is probably more "Spin." Will end up where this all usually ends up.