President Bush Amused at "Comical" North American Union Talk

(CNN SITUATION ROOM AUG. 21 2007) While in MONTEBELLO, Quebec, President Bush dismissed what he calls "Comical" conspiracy theories regarding SPP and the coming North American Union. The President stated he is amused by the difference in what actually takes place in the meetings and what some are trying to say takes place. Well, Mr. President, if the meetings between the leaders of the three countries weren't being held in complete secret... http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070822/NATION/108220071/1001 President Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mexico yesterday ridiculed the notion that their countries are conspiring to create a regional supergovernment similar to the European Union. "I'm amused by the difference between what actually takes place in the meetings and by what some are trying to say takes place," said Mr. Bush, responding to concerns raised by conservative and liberal groups and some U.S. lawmakers. "It's quite comical actually, to realize the difference between reality and what some people on TV are talking about." Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper joked that a superhighway rumored to be in the works linking the three countries could also be "interplanetary." Mr. Bush said it is important for the U.S. to work with Canada and Mexico on facilitating trade while securing their borders, under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP), a series of negotiations started in 2005. Mr. Bush said the charges of a plot to form a North American Union were "political scare tactics." "You lay out a conspiracy and then force some people to try to prove it doesn't exist. That's just the way some people operate," Mr. Bush said. FAIR USE NOTICE: We are making this material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.