“Some presidents have a natural affinity for trade deals, but in the first year of his administration, President Obama seemed to many observers like he couldn’t care less. He appointed a likable Dallas mayor without much experience in the field to be his trade representative and gave him very little negotiating to do,” Politico reports.
“Four years later, Obama has a chance to create the biggest free-trade deal in history — a pact involving 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, dwarfing NAFTA — and remaking global trade policy for a generation.”
“The question is, can Obama actually do it? There’s plenty of reason for doubt.”
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