Yesterday, Chairman Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Mexican President Felipe Calderon met in Quebec to discuss the “Security and Prosperity Partnership.” There have been several such meetings over the course of Bush’s administration, but this one marked the first time when he was blatantly asked if it was a scheme to create a North American Union similar to the European Union. An unnamed Fox News reporter asked:
“As you three leaders meet here, there are a growing number of people in each of your countries who have expressed concern about the Security and Prosperity Partnership. This is addressed to all three of you. Can you say today that this is not a prelude to a North American Union, similar to a European Union? Are there plans to build some kind of superhighway connecting all three countries? And do you believe all of these theories about a possible erosion of national identity stem from a lack of transparency from this partnership?”
Of course you wouldn’t expect Bush, or anyone else in the know, to answer honestly, especially when it is a very unpopular plan and also would make him guilty of Treason and Conspiracy to commit Treason. Instead, he dodged the question and mocked the questioner.
“We represent three great nations. We each respect each other’s sovereignty. You know, there are some who would like to frighten our fellow citizens into believing that relations between us are harmful for our respective peoples. I just believe they’re wrong. I believe it’s in our interest to trade; I believe it’s in our interest to dialogue; I believe it’s in our interest to work out common problems for the good of our people.
“And I’m amused by some of the speculation, some of the old – you can call them political scare tactics. If you’ve been in politics as long as I have, you get used to that kind of technique where you lay out a conspiracy and then force people to try to prove it doesn’t exist. That’s just the way some people operate. I’m here representing my nation. I feel strongly that the United States is a force for good, and I feel strongly that by working with our neighbors we can a stronger force for good.
“So I appreciate that question. I’m amused by the difference between what actually takes place in the meetings and what some are trying to say takes place. It’s quite comical, actually, when you realize the difference between reality and what some people are talking on TV about.”
The problem is that they are following the same course that the EU began over 50 years ago. They’re just doing it more quickly, and much more quietly.
It also explains why Bush is so reluctant to enforce any real immigration reform. What’s the point of trying to deport 12 million people when they will be free to return legally in a few years anyhow?
There are already several of these Unions being built, including the already mentioned European Union, the African Union, the Asia Cooperation Dialogue, and the Union of South American Nations. It would actually be a shock if there wasn’t a North American Union in the works!