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...may be aimed less at the EU than at developing nations, which are far more vulnerable to strong-arm tactics.
Take the case of the reluctant Egyptians.
Egypt had originally joined the suit, along with Argentina and Canada, but, in the face of domestic backlash over the safety of GM food crops, withdrew. However, it filed a separate Complaint on an EU ban against its GM drought-resistant cotton, joining, at least in spirit, the U.S. action.
Besides responding to popular sentiment, the Egyptians were also nervous over the confrontational tone of the U.S. suit. "The way (the complaint) was announced was like a war with the EU," one Egyptian trade official told the Financial Times, "We can't go to war with...
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