Bahrain signs free trade pact with US

It is official. Bahrain has signed a free trade pact with the United States. Bahrain is the first GCC country to sign a free trade with the US.

The historic Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Bahrain was ratified by the US Senate by voice vote—without objection — paving the way for a new era of cooperation for the two countries who have shared a close friendship for over a century.

The agreement seem to be fair and equal. If the great American nation can sign one with Bahrain, why can't/haven't they with the Philippines where all agreements between our nations has always put our country to the disadvantage. for example, the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the US requires us to join the US in its wars and conflicts while it is quiet when it is the Philippines that will be needing its might. Just recently, the Visiting Forces Agreement's one sided bias to the US was exposed when it was brought to fore that US military personnel violating Philippine laws are said to be immune from our laws! Talk about fairness.

Well, the free trade agreement between Bahrain and the US seem to be fair on the surface but... Good luck anyway!