But that's good! Not in the sense that we should wish for that outcome, but in the sense that the US should offer real assurances to us that allow us to enter s

But that's good! Not in the sense that we should wish for that outcome, but in the sense that the US should offer real assurances to us that allow us to enter such an agreement.. I understand the principle you're aiming for. However, as a practical matter, it is constitutionally impossible for the US to enter into the sort of binding agreements that would give you the assurances you seek, and there is no realistic prospect of literally amending the Constitution of the United States to make it more subservient to international interests so that it could give those assurances. Pursuing the strategy you advocate could only end in crippling large numbers of EU businesses, setting back the already lagging development of our tech and creative sectors by years more, and catastrophic effects on our economies. A good general tries to fight only battles he knows he will win, but it's a crazy general who tries to fight battles he knows he can't win.