[tiamat]

And Syria provides us with WHAT exactly?

[CatAtomic]

And Syria provides us with WHAT exactly?

I hear they export a lot of jr Chemistry Sets to poor Palestenian schools

[Bernard Marx]

And Syria provides us with WHAT exactly?

Since I'd rather know than wonder I looked up Syrian exports at the U.S. State Department site. Natural gas seems to be the biggest item they're readying for export but here's the summary:

Economy (2002 est.) GDP: About $18.7 billion. Real growth rate: 3.2%. Per capita GDP: $965.40. Natural resources: Crude oil and natural gas, phosphates, asphalt, rock salt, marble, gypsum. Agriculture: Products--cotton, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruits and vegetables. Arable land--30%. Industry: Types--mining, manufacturing (textiles, food processing), construction, petroleum. Trade: Exports--$6.1 billion: petroleum, textiles, phosphates, antiquities, fruits and vegetables, cotton. Major markets--EU, Arab countries, U.S., New Independent States, Eastern Europe. Imports--4.6 billion: foodstuffs, metal and metal products, machinery, textiles, petroleum. Major suppliers--Germany, Turkey, Italy, France, U.S., Japan.

[dufekin]

Syria provides America, Americans, and allies of America with terrorist attacks, weapons of mass destruction delivered by terrorists, terrorists, saboteurs, bombs, enemies, refugees, and immigrants. I've heard that terrorist organizations have outsourced their leadership, infrastructure, and operations to terrorist-friendly Syria.

I'm afraid that none of the aforementioned products will be restricted under these new regulations.

Seriously, the CIA estimates that the repressive socialist Syrian Arab Republic produces 552,700 barrels per day of petroleum (30th place, <1% of the world total), of which it consumes 265,000 barrels per day.

Syria also exports fruits, vegetables, fine cotton, textiles, meat, livestock, and wheat. Other industries include tobacco and phosphorous mining.

Of the $21.5 billion in Syrian imports, 4.3% came from America. These imports consist largely of machinery, vehicles, electricity, food, livestock, metals, chemicals, plastics, yarn, and paper.

[Valin]

Well they are the worlds leading producer of Syrians.