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1 posted on 03/24/2014 6:53:53 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: lbryce

No it’s not.

Those Russian bass turds do not need to be in on the G-7 planning their robbery with access to where the goods are. Screw em.


2 posted on 03/24/2014 6:58:59 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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Fournier, typically, has it ass-backwards. Putin’s the meat-eater and the G8 are the vegans - so its like excluding a meat-eater from a vegan only eat-n-puke.


3 posted on 03/24/2014 7:04:00 PM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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Europe buys a majority of its oil from Russia. Russia is dependent on its oil revenue.


11 posted on 03/24/2014 7:26:24 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: lbryce

After Al Gore initially conceded the 2000 presidential race, I think it was Fournier that encouraged him to contest the election. Thanks to him, the climate of hate and bitterness hung over Bush during his entire eight years.


12 posted on 03/24/2014 7:27:29 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is rebuilding the Russian empire while President Barack Obama is dismantling the US.


22 posted on 03/24/2014 11:17:58 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: lbryce; DoughtyOne; driftdiver; rbmillerjr
Russia does not qualify to be a member of Gn, with n a single digit:

Russian export in 2012 was $524,564,991,000.
Top ten breakdown:
Mineral fuels including oil: $375,423,947,000 (71.6% of total exports)
Iron and steel: $22,601,664,000 (4.3%)
Fertilizers: $11,176,846,000 (2.1%)
Inorganic chemicals: $7,835,699,000 (1.5%)
Machinery: $7,609,061,000 (1.5%)
Aluminum: $7,281,329,000 (1.4%)
Wood: $6,731,569,000 (1.3%)
Cereals: $6,246,547,000 (1.2%)
Copper: $5,787,339,000 (1.1%)
Organic chemicals: $4,516,890,000 (0.9%)

http://www.worldstopexports.com/russias-top-10-exports/2350

This is a typical third world export mix heavily dependent on raw materials.

Compare this to South Korea with a total export of $548.8 billion in 2012 (i.e. larger than Russia)
Top ten breakdown:
Electronic equipment: $119,084,386,000 (21.7% of total exports)
Vehicles: $70,074,094,000 (12.8%)
Machinery: $58,979,883,000 (10.8%)
Mineral fuels including oil: $57,492,603,000 (10.5%)
Ships, boats and other floating structures: $37,828,429,000 (6.9%)
Optical, technical and medical apparatus: $37,611,611,000 (6.9%)
Plastics: $28,381,150,000 (5.2%)
Iron and steel: $25,375,017,000 (4.6%)
Organic chemicals: $23,284,736,000 (4.3%)
Iron or steel products: $12,467,431,000 (2.3%)

http://www.worldstopexports.com/south-koreas-top-10-exports/2302

The Russians do not know(?) that their export, without the raw materials, is only in the order of $50 billion !

23 posted on 03/25/2014 2:36:17 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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