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War Against
Terrorism
"The U.S. and Europe are
counting on international trade as their longest-range weapon in the war
against terrorism. The theory behind this strategy goes like this:
Expanded trade wraps the world more tightly in a web of commerce, lifting
living standards in impoverished regions and eliminating an important cause
of war and terror. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. and European trade
hands have been working in overdrive: The White House has pushed through
Congress trade deals with Vietnam and Jordan and started advising Russia on
joining the World Trade Organization. The European Union has proposed
cutting tariffs on Pakistani textiles and lobbied for new global trade
talks. ..."
Source: Trade Craft Is Employed On War's
Economic Front, The Wall Street Journal, Brussels, 29 October 2001,
page A1.
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