After Seattle.(fiasco of the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle damages Democratic Party) From: National Review | Date: December 31, 1999| Author: Ponnuru, Ramesh | COPYRIGHT 1999 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE vandals and the rioters may have broken a few windows, but it was the Democratic party that sustained the most damage during the fiasco of the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle. The Clinton administration's strategy on trade has been shattered-and in this failure lies an opportunity for Republicans, if they can overcome their own confusions.

President Clinton had relied on a coalition of Republicans and moderate Democrats to pass NAFTA and the bill creating ...

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