Obama’s Confuse with NAFTA

In the article Conflict Obama Answers on NAFTA Meeting that appeared on politico.com, Carrie Brown is trying to untangle the truth about the alleged meeting between Obama’s campaign representatives and Canadian foreign policy officials, where Canadian officials were advised to disregard Obama’s position on NAFTA calling it a political rather than policy position. Another question the reported is trying to answer is whether or not Obama and his campaign lied to the public denying that the meeting took place. After muddling about the issue and no giving direct responses to the allegation, Susan Rice, Obama’s foreign policy advisor and Canadian ambassador issued official statements confirming that there was no contact between them or their staff members. The issue became clear only after Associated Press obtained the “1,300-word memo y written by a consulate staffer that detailed the Feb. 8 meeting between Goolsbee and the Canadian consul general, Georges Rioux”.

Not only did Barack Obama and his campaign staff violated the “transparency policy” that the candidate is preaching about but the campaign also lied to the public. This incident also shows that Obama is taking positions popular with voters not planning to keep his promises and turn them into policies. Evidently, no new president will be able to discard agreement that involves some of the biggest North and South American economies without reevaluation and reconsideration. However, some candidates are willing to admit it whether others would rather lie to gain popularity.