Tournament: Alta | Round: 1 | Opponent: Hillcrest High OR | Judge: Greg Soberski
Brazil CP/DA see round 6 Tahoma
Appeasement DA see round 4 Tahoma

Tournament: Alta | Round: 4 | Opponent: Hillcrest High SJ | Judge: Taylor Almond
Cap
see Tahoma round 4 and 6
Sugar DA
Cuba has potential to produce a huge amount of sugar-based ethanol – lifting the embargo would open exports up to a ready US market
Conason, Editor-in-chief at The National Memo, 8
Joe Conason, 7/18/8, Salon News, “One more good reason to lift the embargo on Cuba,” http://www.salon.com/2008/07/18/cuba_6/, accessed 7-12-13, KB

With its huge potential for producing …
an enormous ready market only 90 miles away.
They admit removing Cuba from the terror list leads to trade even if its analytical that’s a link
This trade-off would cause a severe economic decline across the Midwest—plant closures, job loss, decreased spending
Specht, J.D. Legal Advisor @Pearlmaker Holsteins, 12
Jonathan, 2012, “Raising Cane: Sugar Sugarcane Ethanol’s Economic and Environmental Effects on the United States,” http://works.bepress.com/jonathan_specht/5/, p. 25, accessed 7-12-13, YGS

encouraging the importing of Cuban sugarcane ethanol would…
ethanol led to a significant decline in corn prices
Studies prove economic crises lead to war
Royal, Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, 2010 (Jedediah, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives, pg. 213-215)
economic crises could usher in a redistribution of …
military conflicts

Tournament: Alta | Round: 6 | Opponent: CPS WX | Judge: Estrada
see round 4 Tahoma for K
see round 4 Alta for the DA

Tournament: Tahoma | Round: 2 | Opponent: Gig Harbor Aguilar-Rose | Judge: Jack McGougan
Note
I will disclose interps and violations on T, but not standards since those are generally pretty generic.
T
A. Interpretation—Or indicates alternatives
Merriam-Webster’s Online Collegiate Dictionary, ’13 (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or, accessed 7/16/13, JF)

Or 1--used as a function word to indicate an alternative
B. Violation—plan does economically engage with no specific resolution country.

Coloniality
The coloniality linked with the idea of America creates a logical structure of colonial domination that wants to control and dominate the planet
Mignolo (Professor of Romance Languages at Duke University) 5
(Walter, “The Idea of Latin America,” pg 5) DDI13

modernity and coloniality, work together as two sides
…
idea of America cannot be separated from coloniality
Coloniality generates a permanent state of exception that is the root cause of the death ethics of war and underwrites a hellish existence where death, murder, war, rape, and racism are ordinary facts of life
Nelson Maldonado-Torres, associate professor of comparative literature at Rutgers, ‘8 Against War: Views from the Underside of Modernity, p. 217-21 DDI13
what happened in the Americas was a transformation
…
problematic character of black slavery and anti-black racism
Our alternative is to reject the affirmative as an act of epistemic disobedience in order to critize coloniality. The alternative seeks to align the ballot with the voices of the global south, the judges negative ballot is key.

Acts of epistemic disobedience uncover the invisible violence of modernity and create the space for the perspective of the Global South
Mignolo (Professor of Literature in Duke University, Joint Appointments in Cultural Anthropology and Romance Studies) 2012
Walter, “Epistemic Disobedience and the Decolonial Option: A Manifesto,” Transmodernity: Journal of Peripheral Cultural Production of the Luso-Hispanic World, 45-46, NDW DDI13
It is necessary to extricate oneself from the
…
believes the fairy tales of the rhetoric of modernity. 

Canada CP
Text: the Canadian federal government should rewrite the north American free trade agreement to protect the rights of the workers and give them a voice internationally.
Mexico wants Canadian involvement apart from the U.S. – CP solves
Clark 13 (Campbell, 6/17/2013, “Mexico pushes for direct ties with Canada, apart from US influence,” The Globe and Mail, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mexico-pushes-for-closer-direct-ties-with-canada-apart-from-us-influence/article12594783/)
New Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto wants ties
…
can benefit when their companies manufacture in Mexico

Tournament: Tahoma | Round: 4 | Opponent: Interlake Gong-You | Judge: Todd Moore
T
A interp. In the US context, economic engagement must include conditional carrots and sticks.
Helweg, Professor of Public Policy @ SMU, 2000 (Diana, Economic Strategy and National Security, p. 145)
a U.S. policy of economic engagement
…
stick approach rather than one or the other. 

B violation. The aff is not a quid pro quo 

Off case 1
Economic engagement with Latin America fuels capitalist exploitation – the plan is used to make imperialist violence more efficient and invisible
Tumino Assistant Professor of English @ City University of New York, 02,
(Stephen, author of Cultural Theory After the Contemporary, May/June 02, The Red Critique, “Contesting the Empire-al Imaginary: The Truth of Democracy as Class,” http://redcritique.org/MayJune02/contestingtheempirealimaginary.htm, Accessed 7/8/13, JB).
democracy under capitalism is only for the few
…
more efficient regime of exploitation and imperialist brutality—
Capitalism reduces everything to market abstractions—negates value to life and makes extinction inevitable

Kovel 2(Joel, Professor of Social Studies at Bard , “The Enemy of Nature,” p140-141)
the quantification of reality,
…
 or inconvenient sub-sets of the population 

The alternative is to reject the aff.
Rejection of the aff is key to a historical materialist criticism – voting negative endorses an anti-capitalist methodology that denaturalizes the functions of capital
San Juan 6 (Epifanio, Jr., Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, “Crisis and Contradiction in Globalization Discourse” http://www.redcritique.org/WinterSpring2006/crisisandcontradictioninglobalizationdiscourse.htm) APB

analyze the multilayered contradictions of any phenomenon, we
…
the excluded and marginalized peoples of the planet. 

Off case 2
Cuban engagement is limited --- no major foreign policy changes coming
Associated Press, 6/21/2013 (Cuba, US Try Talking, But Face Many Obstacles, p. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=194107378)

there is still far more that separates the
…
The Obama administration continues to demand democratic change
Engagement sets a precedent for appeasement and signals weakness.
O’Leary 2008  (Brad – former President of the American Association of Political Consultants, The Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama’s War on American Values, p. 136-137)
Obama signals
…
affronts. This isn't rocket science; it's Diplomacy 101.
Appeasement causes global aggression and multiple scenarios for conflict.
Chapin and Hanson, 12/7/2009 (Bernard - interviewer and Victor Davis - Martin and Illie Anderson senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Change, weakness, disaster, p. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/change-weakness-disaster-obama-answers-from-victor-davis-hanson/)
Can anything good result from President Obama’s marked
…
to threaten ever so insidiously its Gulf neighborhood;
Iranian proliferation causes nuclear war.
Henry Sokolsky, executive director – nonproliferation policy education center, 10/1/2003, Policy Review, p. lexis
Iran's acquisition of even a nuclear weapons breakout
…
It would be spring-loaded to go nuclear.
Solvency 

1. Opportunities to mend US-Cuba relationship have been rejected – history proves
   Williams (correspondent for Wall Street Journal) November 16th, 2012 (Carol J., “Widely condemned U.S. policy on Cuba unlikely to change soon” Wall Street Journal http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-wn-us-cuba-embargo-20121115) MLW

Opportunities for improving U.S.-Cuba relations have been
…
emigres, prisoners and mental patients to U.S. shores. 

Turn – Lifting the embargo would strengthen the Cuba regime 

Karon (senior editor at TIME, where he has covered international conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and the Balkans since 1997) April 21st, 2010 (Tony, “Do we really need an embargo against Cuba?” Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,48773,00.html) MLW

no private sector in Cuba;
…
strengthen its hand.

Tournament: Tahoma | Round: 6 | Opponent: Gig Harbor McPherson-Pratz | Judge: Jordan Callero
Off case 1
Economic engagement with Latin America fuels capitalist exploitation – the plan is used to make imperialist violence more efficient and invisible
Tumino Assistant Professor of English @ City University of New York, 02,
(Stephen, author of Cultural Theory After the Contemporary, May/June 02, The Red Critique, “Contesting the Empire-al Imaginary: The Truth of Democracy as Class,” http://redcritique.org/MayJune02/contestingtheempirealimaginary.htm, Accessed 7/8/13, JB).
democracy under capitalism is only for the few
…
more efficient regime of exploitation and imperialist brutality—
Capitalism reduces everything to market abstractions—negates value to life and makes extinction inevitable

Kovel 2(Joel, Professor of Social Studies at Bard , “The Enemy of Nature,” p140-141)
the quantification of reality,
…
 or inconvenient sub-sets of the population 

The alternative is to reject the aff.
Rejection of the aff is key to a historical materialist criticism – voting negative endorses an anti-capitalist methodology that denaturalizes the functions of capital
San Juan 6 (Epifanio, Jr., Fulbright Lecturer in American Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, “Crisis and Contradiction in Globalization Discourse” http://www.redcritique.org/WinterSpring2006/crisisandcontradictioninglobalizationdiscourse.htm) APB

analyze the multilayered contradictions of any phenomenon, we
…
the excluded and marginalized peoples of the planet.
2nd  off
A. Interpretation – Engagement is extending incentives to change behavior
Engagement is extending incentives to change behavior – it is more than mere interaction
Haass and O’Sullivan  2K
(Richard N. Haass, Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, vol. 42, no. 2, Summer 2000, pp. 113–35, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1093/survival/42.2.113#preview)

the distinguishing feature of American  engagement strategies is their reliance on the extension or provision of  incentives to shape the behaviour of countries with which the US has important  disagreements.
B. Violation – the plan only interacts with target country which is distinct from engagement, they do not create any sort of incentive 

3rd off
Text: the United States federal government should enter into a legally binding cunsolt with the federal government of Brazil to
Brazil will say yes—cooperation over Latin American economic integration proves
Hakim, president emeritus and senior fellow of the Inter-American Dialogue, 10
Peter, 10-21-2010, Inter-American Dialogue, “US-Brazil Relations: Expect More Conflict”, http://www.thedialogue.org/page.cfm?pageID=32andpubID=2490, accessed 7-2-2013, GSK
 the US and Brazil have also demonstrated a
…
more politically and economically integrated South America
Consultation key to successful diplomacy as Brazil rises
Einaudi, ambassador and member of the advisory Council of the Brazil institute at the Woodrow Wilson international Center for Scholars, 11
Luigi R., March, Strategic Forum (National Defense University), “Brazil and the United States: The Need for Strategic Engagement”, http://www.ndu.edu/inss/docuploaded/SF2026620Einaudi.pdf, accessed 7-2-13, GSK
they now expect ¶ “to engage on all major international debates
…
 consultation” in an effort to coordinate ¶ policies
4th off
A. Uniqueness: US- Brazil relations strong, The Forum and other meetings list common efforts
DOC, 3/25. The United States Department of Commerce (“Building on the Strength of U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship.” 7/6/13. http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2013/03/25/building-strength-us-brazil-economic-relationship. KJ)

The U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum was created in
…
high-level, infrastructure-focused trade mission to Brazil
B. Link: Brazil is expanding its sphere of Latin American influence, they want the US to get out of the way
Aguado 12 - Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (Mar, “BRAZIL: PLAYING CHESS IN LATIN AMERICA”, 8/6/12, http://www.coha.org/brazil-playing-chess-in-latin-america/, HW)
Brazil is more aware of its power.
…
become one of the pillars supporting the region
C. Impact:  Decline in relations causes Brazilian prolif.
Stalcup, 2012 (Travis, Fellow at the GHWBush School of Government and Public Policy at Texas AandM, October 10, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, “What is Brazil Up To With Its Nuclear Policy?”, http://journal.georgetown.edu/2012/10/10/what-is-brazil-up-to-with-its-nuclear-policy-by-travis-stalcup/, DVO)

the ability of the U.S. to maintain order
…
disarmament provide powerful incentives to explore nuclear capability.
D. Prolif will escalate and ensure deterrence breaks down – the impact is preemptive nuclear wars around the globe
Utgoff 2 Victor, Deputy Director of the Strategy, Forces, and Resources Division of the Institute for Defense Analysis, "Proliferation, Missile Defense, and American Ambitions," Survival, Summer, p. 87-90 DVO
a few additional states would begin to build
…
world that will mirror the American Wild West

Tournament: UPS | Round: 1 | Opponent: Gig Harbor HD | Judge: David Hancock
for Cap see Tahoma round 4

Tournament: UPS | Round: 2 | Opponent: Tahoma HC | Judge: Steve Rowe
For Appeasement DA see Tahoma round 4
China DA:
US-China relations high now
Hadley(Atlantic Council board director, fromer national security advisor) 10/11/13 (Stephen, “US-China: a new model of great power relations”, Atlantic Council, http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/us-china-a-new-model-of-great-power-relations)
As each of our countries pursues its own
…
in the effort to solve these global challenges.
Link – US engagement in Latin America crushes relations – causes crowd out
Ellis, professor of national security studies at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, 12
R. Evan, May 2012, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, “The United States, Latin America and China: A ‘Triangular Relationship’?”, http://www.thedialogue.org/PublicationFiles/IAD8661_China_Triangular0424v2e-may.pdf, Accessed 7/2/13, ML

US engagement with Latin American ¶ countries has impacted the
…
and Bolivia, for whom embracing the PRC politically
Impact – Relations are key to solve a US-China war
Lawrence, Specialist in Asian Affairs, 13
Susan V. June 14, Congressional Research Service U.S.-China Relations: Policy Issues http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41108.pdf RC

Hanging over the relationship is the larger question
…
to pressure ¶ North Korea over its nuclear program.
That escalates and causes nuclear winter
US China conflict could escalate to nuclear war – improving relations is the only solution
Wittner 11, Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany, 12
Dr. Lawrence Wittner 11/10/12, Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-wittner/nuclear-war-china_b_1116556.html)

for centuries international conflicts have led to wars,
…
and nuclear production facilities over the next decade.¶

Tournament: UPS | Round: 4 | Opponent: Gig Harbor MC | Judge: Steph Permut
for Cap see Tahoma round 4
I do not disclose case answers when they were read in the block

Tournament: UPS | Round: 5 | Opponent: Kamiak LA | Judge: Sarajane Powell
Cap see Tahoma round 4

Tournament: UPS | Round: Semis | Opponent: Mt Vernon HK | Judge: Wiker, Queirolo, East
First, understanding violence as something that happens “out there,” and is perpetrated by heads of state or armies, is the first step to forgetting our own responsibility for the many expressions of violence in the world. Questions about what the government should do, erase questions about what we should do, and ensure that violence continues while we wallow in our powerlessness.
Susanne Kappeler, Associate Prof @ Al-Akhawayn University, The Will to Violence: The Politics of Personal Behavior, 1995, pg. 10-11
focusing on
…
violence. 

Third, the affirmative’s explanations of violence can never produce positive change. Understanding violence as an aberration, or as an event that occurs outside of the sphere of our personal influence, guarantees our complicity with continued violent world orderings.
Susanne Kappeler, Associate Prof @ Al-Akhawayn University, The Will to Violence: The Politics of Personal Behavior, 1995, pg 8-9
Violence
…
to happen. 

Fourth, the affirmative’s depictions of violence are not simply inadequate; they are in and of themselves violent. By overshadowing individual responsibility for violence, the affirmative enacts a form of ideological violence that weaves violence into the very fabric of our society and consciousness.
Susanne Kappeler, Associate Prof @ Al-Akhawayn University, The Will to Violence: The Politics of Personal Behavior, 1995, pg. 6-7
Our unwillingness to recognize the will of those
…
the status quo.
Thus the alternative: Vote negative to begin our interrogations of violence
Our alternative of local analysis is the only way to understand our own complicity in the production of violent world orders. It politicizes the way we think, and hence opens a space for understanding the will to violence
Susanne Kappeler, Associate Prof @ Al-Akhawayn University, The Will to Violence: The Politics of Personal Behavior, 1995, pg. 258
If we
…
necessary precondition for any political struggle against violence

Tournament: Contact Info | Round: 1 | Opponent: Emma Daszkiewicz | Judge:
Contact Info
Hey y'all send Neg and Aff cite requests to Emma Daszkiewicz for now, Emma.rosemaryd@gmail.com, I will do my best to respond within 24 hours but sometimes it may be a little longer.