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The decision by the Bush administration to shield the domestic U.S. steel industry is also at odds with Washington's argument that free trade must be followed by all countries, and will lead to great prosperity and peace for all participants. Best displayed in The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, a document released in September of 2002, President Bush wrote: "The United States will ... bring the hope of democracy, development, free markets, and free trade to every corner of the world." The Bush administration also proclaimed in this report that free trade is more than just an economic theory but should instead be considered a "moral principle."
In addition to
steel protectionism, the Bush administration has
also sought to protect its
agriculture industry."