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>>For example, the U.S. can expect such hardship in Canada's lumber industry >that we will cave in. This will gie them what they want and they will then >drop their complaints to the international bodies.
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>Interesting also that the tarrifs had a net effect opposite to what they expected - I read not long ago that after the tarrifs went into effect, the Russians and some other country started dumping lumber in the US (expecting to fill the void left by the Canadian suppliers) and drove lumber prices to even lower levels than before they imposed the tarrifs. Thus a net destructive effect to both Canadian and US suppliers. I also read some grumbling that some in Congress wanted to set the tarrifs against Canadian suppliers even higher that what they set in the first round.

That is interesting.
No matter how you slice it, the flaw in all these activities is the TIME it takes to settle these issues. The end objective is generally achievable during the time allowed for case presentation/decision.