Syria preparing sanctions against United States

CNN DOT BOMB ^ | 6/19/2004 | AP

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria is preparing a law that would prohibit trade dealings with the United States in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on the Arab country last month, Syrian legislators said Saturday.

More than 130 members of the 250-seat legislature have prepared a draft of the "America Accountability Act" that would impose "strict sanctions" on American interests in Syria.

[CatAtomic]

And Syria provides us with WHAT exactly?

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

[WorkingClassFilth]

We better quit joking here...this is a Syrias problem. REALLY SYRIAS!

[tuvals]

Well golly, now what will I do!

[AngieGOP]

"No more baklava?"


Baklava is Greek. The only thing Syria has that the U.S. wants is WMD.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Can we no longer post full articles from CNN?

[AM2000]

Arabs say its Arabic. Arab and Greek cultures were very integrated well in the past (pre-Islam) so it makes little practical difference anyway.

[Cvengr]

I suspect the real threat might be international team tag to their efforts.

Fuel prices have jumped 40%, steel prices have jumped 40% and now cement is being rationed down to only support about 200CY of concrete per batch plant daily. All due to shortages in international shipping, in large part because of Chinese priority for those resources.

If you planned to build this year,...you might want to plan some more. Those without accounts with concrete batch plants might find they have a long wait for concrete in the foreseeable future.

Most of these shortages are pure shortages from foreign imports being directed elsewhere.

[demkicker]

"We are not simple-minded to the degree that we imagine we can affect the great American economy,"

So glad he made that clear.... Gut laughing here.

[sawmill trash]

Pickles and olives...should I go on???

Does TaRayZuuu have a plant there ?

[spodefly]

This is bad.

I was thinking about buying a Syrian car, or radio, or microwave, or dialysis machine, or telephone, or computer, or airplane, or something.

Now it looks like I can't.

[mattdono]

Uhhhh...I can feel the tension in the air!

[Rebelbase]

EXPORTS:
B) Syria to U.S.:
Syrian Exports to U.S. for all 2001: $159 million
Syrian Exports to U.S. for all 2000: $158 million

% change: +0.6%

Top 15 U.S. Imports from Syria (in $ value)

mineral fuel, oil	$70.9 million
art/antiques	$26.9 million
knit apparel	$23.9 million
woven apparel	$12.8 million
spices, coffee, tea	$ 6.6 million
other vegetable	$ 4.2 million
specialty provisions	$ 3.2 million
misc textile articles	$ 2.2 million
cotton yarn, fabric	$ 1.9 million
cocoa	$ 0.7 million
manmade staple fibers	$ 0.6 million
furniture and bedding	$ 0.5 million
machinery	$ 0.4 million
manmade filament, fabric	$ 0.4 million
wood	$ 0.2 million

Fastest Growing U.S. Import from Syria: Textile Floor Coverings up by 815%

[nuconvert]

LOL!

[demkicker]

Calm down, I know this is devastating news and the world looks very bleak, but cheer up. You need to listen to Kerry. He's running an optomistic campaign, ya know.

[The_Media_never_lie]

What? No more C-Syrians! This is huge!

[Kackikat]

So our dollars go to a more deserving country, no problemo!

[Kolokotronis]

"Arabs say its Arabic. Arab and Greek cultures were very integrated well in the past (pre-Islam) so it makes little practical difference anyway."

Well, yes there is a practical difference. The Arabs make their "Buklawa" with pistachios and sugar. We use walnuts and honey. As for the pre-islamic past, they were civilized when they were a Hellenic people.

[doug from upland]

No more Syrian veggie burgers for me.

[mystery-ak]

Gosh!...this is gonna hurt, ouch!!(sarcasm)

[nuconvert]

Oh Yeah? LOL. PonG