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Hoyt

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22. You posted it, did you not?

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 03:40 PM

Apr 2015

As to China -- of course they could seek an Asian-Pacific agreement, but what if ours is better. Who do you think most of those countries would rather trade with?

Of course, there may be no "ours" because of people too myopic to see the advantages long-term.

As one commentator put it: "Beijing may now sense that the recent stalling of the TPP negotiations offers a potential window of opportunity to advance the Asia-Pacific free trade pact."

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Tom Friedman: No TPP and ISIS will prevail, the world will slip into anarchy and China [View all] cali Apr 2015 OP

So Tom Friedman now has officially become a corporatist fear monger! cascadiance Apr 2015 #1

ugh, me either. cali Apr 2015 #4

Yep, that's the book I have hidden in a box somewhere... cascadiance Apr 2015 #8

Too many olives. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #18

He was a big supporter of the Iraq war BainsBane Apr 2015 #2

Friedman is the "Old Faithful" of bullshit. hifiguy Apr 2015 #17

Oh, the vision! Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #19

Old Faithful or... Oilwellian Apr 2015 #34

Freidman for it and Dana Milbank against TPP.... KoKo Apr 2015 #3

Nice to know he's still out there and still propagating utter drivel tularetom Apr 2015 #5

lol. utter drivel hits the nail smack on the head. cali Apr 2015 #13

If all else fails, erect a scary bogeyman. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #6

Why is Friedman still a thing? GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #7

Exactly...... sendero Apr 2015 #27

So how many FU's* will it take before this happens? Fumesucker Apr 2015 #9

I notice something missing when he mentions disintegration in the ME JHB Apr 2015 #10

I think you've mischaracterized Krugman's comments in his latest wishy washy editorial. Hoyt Apr 2015 #11

I'm flattered that you think I wrote that piece, dear cali Apr 2015 #15

You posted it, did you not? Hoyt Apr 2015 #22

If we don't sign the TPP, the terrorists win. hughee99 Apr 2015 #12

Anyone having any lingering doubts about this monstrosity... Hopefully the King Of Fools, Friedman's AzDar Apr 2015 #14

Tbaggers are against it. That tells me something too. Hoyt Apr 2015 #24

And the US Chamber of Commerce, Paul Ryan, Orin Hatch, John Boehner are all for it neverforget May 2015 #41

Not as much as racist, xenophobic, greedy, nationalistic, tbaggers. Hoyt May 2015 #42

are those of us Democrats opposed to the TPP what you neverforget May 2015 #43

I really hope you answer post #43 but i neverforget May 2015 #44

Tbaggers are against it, that should tell you something. And TB Hoyt May 2015 #45

Ok. So because I don't want the TPP means I am fine letting poor people starve? neverforget May 2015 #47

Actually, there is plenty of evidence Multinational Corporations pay more and are good for poor Hoyt May 2015 #48

Friedman really needs to lay off huffing gas. hifiguy Apr 2015 #16

In Friedman's defense, Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #20

I think you may be on to something here. hifiguy Apr 2015 #21

Thread Winner, First Rate! appalachiablue Apr 2015 #38

Yemen has spent most of the last 30 years in one civil war, or another JCMach1 Apr 2015 #23

This is the guy that once said . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2015 #25

Friedman is the new Judith Miller. Which makes sense, given both bullwinkle428 Apr 2015 #26

and it will happen within the next 6 months frylock Apr 2015 #28

The moustache of understanding strikes again... madinmaryland Apr 2015 #29

that is just delightful- and hysterical. thanks cali Apr 2015 #30

Glad to see someone else remembers Get Your War On. nt DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #31

LOL! nt m-lekktor Apr 2015 #32

That is classic. hifiguy Apr 2015 #33

Wow, glad I'm not on Tom Friedman's side in the TPP debate. /nt Marr Apr 2015 #35

China hates TPP because they don't want someone setting standards that hurt their advantages. pampango Apr 2015 #36

I recently read an interesting long article about how China doesn't hate the TPP cali Apr 2015 #37

I was going by what I read a year ago so maybe things have changed. n/t pampango Apr 2015 #39

scare tactics have to, y'know, scare people MisterP Apr 2015 #40

"...and Nazis will ride on dinosaurs..." Ken Burch May 2015 #46