Myth- President Bush withdrew the US from the Kyoto Treaty?

Myth- President Bush withdrew the US from the Kyoto Treaty?

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We were never part of the Kyoto Treaty because the Senate, which was a Democratic Senate, never signed the Kyoto Treaty. When people say Bush pulled out, Bush just unsigned it. President Clinton Signed it but it was never ratified. So it never had the force of law in the United States. Bush just unsigned it. So it was kind of a technical thing but essentially the Senate never ratified it so it was never law. Bush just said, "Well, I'm just going to unsign the Treaty. So it's, but it was never law in the first place.