Why the Mexican Crisis Matters

摘要

Bill clinton was still dressed in tux and black tie after a dinner with the nation's governors last week, when aides told him that congressional support for his Mexican relief package had evaporated. This time—unlike so many other moments of foreign-policy tension during his presidency—he immediately knew what to do. As governor of Arkansas, he liked to lecture visitors on the way that an integrated global economy would spread peace and prosperity.