In explaining why he was abandoning the Kyoto accord on global warming, President Bush said: “We will not do anything that harms our economy, because first things first are the people who live in America.” Those remarks should not have surprised anyone who followed the American election. In the second presidential debate, George W. Bush was asked what how he would use America's global power and influence. He said that he would use it to benefit all Americans.
In explaining why he was abandoning the Kyoto accord on global warming, President Bush said: “We will not do anything that harms our economy, because first things first are the people who live in America.” Those remarks should not have surprised anyone who followed the American election. In the second presidential debate, George W. Bush was asked what how he would use America's global power and influence. He said that he would use it to benefit all Americans.