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Bush clears way for Costa Rica to join CAFTA
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Reuters
December 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush cleared the way on Tuesday for Costa Rica to formally join a regional free trade agreement between the United States, the Dominican Republic and four other Central American countries.
Bush issued a proclamation that brings the pact into force between the United States and Costa Rica on January 1.
“This step marks an important milestone in our relationship with Costa Rica, building on our strong economic and political partnership,” U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said.
Costa Rica began negotiations with the United States on the agreement in January 2003, along with Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and later the Dominican Republic.
It was the last of the five Central American countries to strike a deal with the United States, and then the last of all the CAFTA countries to ratify the pact.
Costa Rica’s voters narrowly approved the trade deal in a referendum in October 2007, but the nation’s lawmakers continued to haggle over its terms. The legislature finally voted to implement the agreement in November.
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December 25th, 2008 at 4:15 am
CAFTA, NAFTA, GATT, FTAA, etc. weren’t Constitutionally passed. It takes a vote of 2/3 of the senate to pass a Treaty and these are by definition treaties. Why hasn’t the opponents of these agreements challenged it in the courts?
December 25th, 2008 at 4:53 am
Why is this not a surprise to me? watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12dbMge2JqQ
December 25th, 2008 at 8:22 am
nicagagua, dominican republic, guatamala, el salvador, honduras…costa rica
why does one stick out ?
December 25th, 2008 at 8:23 am
costa rica is the ‘playground —vacation homes, etc— of the elite’
December 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
i was just in Costa rica!Its like a second U.S!Its already as much as us in prices and gas is 5 dollars
December 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Costa Rica’s voters narrowly approved the trade deal in a referendum in October 2007, but the nation’s lawmakers continued to haggle over its terms. The legislature finally voted to implement the agreement in November.
If only they weren’t scared of plane crashes, maybe they would not have signed it.
Look at the book, confessions of an economic hitman. I would buy it, but a google search reveals:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4621.....hn-Perkins
December 25th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Also MEFTA!
December 27th, 2008 at 3:59 am
You guys missed the last paragraph:
U.S. exports to the Dominican Republic and the five Central American countries hit a record $22.4 billion in 2007, Schwab’s office said in a statement.
December 27th, 2008 at 4:00 am
U.S. exports to the Dominican Republic and the five Central American countries hit a record $22.4 billion in 2007, Schwab’s office said in a statement.
That was the last paragraph in the article
December 27th, 2008 at 4:02 am
Do the surrograbinates of the inclaveritates grepival the courtinsis?
December 27th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
It’s great how they make it look lke they’re doing YOU the favour, LOL
lol 
LOL 
WE’RE FIGHTING AN INFOWAR PEOPLE. LET’S UNITE, AND FIGHT, FOR OUR RIGHTS !!!!!
December 27th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
WE’RE FIGHTING AN INFOWAR PEOPLE !!!!!!
LET’S UNITE, AND FIGHT, FOR OUR RIGHTS.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 27th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Bush issued a proclamation that brings the pact into force between the United States and Costa Rica on January 1.
Gee,he really does think he’s King George! We are not a nation ruled by proclamations,somebody slap him real hard!
December 28th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
This is the best three part series I’ve seen on how they changed our money from an evidence of wealth to an evidence of debt. It’s a little slow at the start but kicks ass after the first couple minutes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-k6uwPntQ
December 29th, 2008 at 1:38 am
Costa Rica will be a great place for the automakers getting the bailout to build their new state-of-the-art automotive facilities. Just think of all those new 500,000 plus jobs for that country.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Why is Bush still making deals and giving money away and doing stuff, doesn’t he leave in 20 days?
This guy is incredible, He steals the election, does 9/11, atttacks our military at the Pentagon, got us into a two front war that we lost (just like Hitler), then ruled by “opinions”, then he wacks Buttho in Packistan and distabilizes that country and endangers our heroin route, then he raised the price of gas to US $5.00 per gallon and bankrupted the country, then he lied about all the goverment statistics and we ended up with the biggest unemployment in history, the most foreclosures, then in September all the money in the country “DISAPPEARED”, he’s the most unpopular president since Hoover and he is still going around and making pacts and laws and this and that …can’t he just disappear?
If I was him I’d lay low, cause there could be war crimes charges, terrorism remember the Anthrax letters and the Cipro treatment? and all the rest…did he ever buy those lands in Paraguay like Mengele had done?