You spoke rather openly about the reality of trade deals. There are winners and losers, and that is inevitable. This is the difficulty that always faces political representatives when we are put in a forum to discuss such trade deals.
We want our nation to win, but we should know that within the context of our victory, in signing a trade deal and conducting the negotiations that lead to the resolution of issues such as the non-tariff barriers that Mr. Crow has emphasized today, not all of our industries can possibly win. It is not feasible that every commodity producer in our country will benefit. It is not realistic to assume that every single person in our country will benefit in the short term from deals being concluded. This is a reality that all too often the opponents of said trade deals do not grasp in their pursuit of short-term gain.
That being said, there's a very real and legitimate concern that you've addressed today about the use of non-tariff barriers by Korea and other potential trading partners. I have to ask, in as straightforward a manner as I can, what better way would there be to resolve outstanding issues in our trade relationship with Korea, other than through negotiation? In what other way could we hope to address the issue of non-tariff barriers than by negotiating a trade deal with Korea at this time?
Ms. George, would you like to respond to that?