Why is it so hard for Obama & Co. to understand our skepticism over the TPP?

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20. Those regs have been in trade agreements for decades. (see the other trade agreements at

the USTR website). Here are two examples of why this is necessary, and why it doesn't affect the US:

1. China decided that fish from Oregon and Washington state were tainted and that the levels of something were too high (they weren't). It was basically China trying to extract some political favors. They are known to do that. Had the ship not been allowed to unload the fishermen in Oregon said they would have gone bankrupt. That affects small businesses, not just large ones.

2. Russia banned candy from Ukraine:

The move is not the first time that Moscow has gone after Ukraine's candy sector, last year banning chocolate produced by the Roshen company controlled by pro-Western Petro Poroshenko who was elected president in May.

Russia has also banned a range of other goods including dairy products, fruit juice and beer from Ukraine over alleged quality issues.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/russia-bans-import-of-ukrainian-candy

That is why the US has never lost a case of this sort.