Pincas Jawetz’s argument that the Consider his premise: 38 countries of the worldLiechtenstein, Luxembourg, Iceland, the United States, etc.agreed in principle to an energy suppression measure, the Kyoto Protocol. The same measure was refused by 160 other countries: Only the What of those proud, supposedly economically vibrant few who soldier on “in exasperation” with our refusal to adhere? Other than 10 percent unemployment and next-to-flat economic growth since they undertook this campaign, stubbornly clinging to Actually, this experience further dispels the notion that energy suppression paves the road to economic health. Every major economic downturn in the past century was preceded by the increase in energy prices that is Claiming that President George H.W. Bush “supported the Kyoto Protocol” is absurd, if consistently so. The Kyoto Protocol is named for the conference at which it was drafted, in December 1997. Thematic talks did not even begin until 1995. President George H.W. Bush was defeated in 1992. If anyone can show me evidence of George H.W. Bush supporting As to President Clinton, he indeed signed this abominable treaty, but for the remaining three-plus years of his presidency refused to submit it to the Senate for ratification. Mr. Jawetz concludes by menacingly intimating the collapse of the World Trade Organization over the This scenario presumes that the WTOa body created to break down discriminatory trade barriersis likely to accept the argument that if EU nations decide to do something remarkably silly to themselves, then the If any organization that could reach such a conclusion were to collapse, it would be no great loss. Fortunately, it remains as unlikely as the rest of this odd mishmash of Kyotonomics.
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