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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran | |
| Drought stricken Iran buys US wheat for first time in 27 years | |
| 2008-08-26 | |
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #14 I just watched the Modern Marvels on Wheat and Corn. Iowa is corn, Kansas and North Dakota are wheat. I'm all for selling them wheat. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2008-08-26 15:24 |
| #13 There should be a prohibition in any exports to them. Iowa says "hi" |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-08-26 13:58 |
| #12 #11: bman is correct, so all we do by selling to them is give them some legitimacy and get some midwestern votes. Posted by: Nimble Spemble We also get some of that oil money back, and reduce the amount they can spend on weaponry. There are positive aspects of this deal. I doubt this will be the last time Iran needs to buy wheat. Religious fanatics tend to upset farming and other things. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-08-26 12:50 |
| #11 bman is correct, so all we do by selling to them is give them some legitimacy and get some midwestern votes. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-26 10:51 |
| #10 It's a world market just like oil. If we don't sell it to them they will buy it from somewhere else. All wheat is geneticaly modified. Just by selecting seed wheat that is the best in the field the farmer genetically modifies next year crop without the help of monsanto. |
| Posted by: bman 2008-08-26 10:45 |
| #9 Let them eat yellowcake. |
| Posted by: Marie Curie Antoinette 2008-08-26 10:44 |
| #8 Brahahahahah.... All according to our plan.... - Haliburton Genetically Modified Wheat That Cause Wittle Wee-Wees to Fall Off Division |
| Posted by: Haliburton GMWTCWWWTFO Division 2008-08-26 10:35 |
| #7 Why don't we sell it to Israel and let them broker it. Why not? We get the same price either way. The Iranians pay more if it goes through a middle man. Now they get to show how desperate we are to normalize relations and break down German resistance to selling what they really want. This is dumb. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-26 10:24 |
| #6 There should be a prohibition in any exports to them. Rice wants to apply thumbscrews or not? Cut their food supply. Let everyone but us sell to them. What a farce. When it comes to really appllying pressure, it is truly hollow and the madhatters know it. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-08-26 09:45 |
| #5 Starving are they? Let em eat enriched uranium. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-26 09:39 |
| #4 Why don't we sell it to Israel and let them broker it. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-26 09:33 |
| #3 And guess what boys, its Genetically Modified wheat!!!! Ewwwwwwww!!! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-26 09:30 |
| #2 Not at all surprising. Prior to WWII, Japan was the largest buyer of US scrap iron. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-08-26 09:21 |
| #1 How about we make the sale, then wait 444 days to deliver? |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-08-26 09:20 |