What Does Mideast Export?

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April 20, 2017, 02:12 PM

RogueJSK

Metals. Plastics. Cut diamonds. Textiles. Electronics. Pharmaceuticals. Fruit. Honey. Chemicals.

April 20, 2017, 02:14 PM

stoic-one

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dates. cotton. tavors. uzis. other stuff.
Precious metals. Diamonds. Textiles and clothing. Electronics. Pharmaceuticals.

That covers Israel, the rest of the ME is mostly oil or assholes.

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April 20, 2017, 02:22 PM

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A University of Washington prof is going to have a talk about everything that middle east immigrants have done for us but it's going to be in Olympia. I was going to go to overcome my various and sundry phobias but its an hour drive for what looks like a ten minute talk so I'm going to stay home and phobic.

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April 20, 2017, 02:24 PM

chellim1

Violence?
Religion?
Obviously, these two are somewhat related.

The Middle East has been the powder keg of the world long before the world became addicted to their oil exports. It's just that with oil money came expensive weaponry and the whole world got sucked into the violence. Without the oil money, they would still be fighting, but with sticks and swords.

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April 20, 2017, 02:33 PM

MNSIG

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Originally posted by chellim1:The Middle East has been the powder keg of the world long before the world became addicted to their oil exports.

It sure seems that way. They were fighting over some of the most worthless land in the world before they knew that it had any value.

April 20, 2017, 02:50 PM

saigonsmuggler

Turkey is usually considered as part of ME as well and it is a major economy in that region. Its exports are around $170B a year.

April 20, 2017, 02:58 PM

tatortodd

Turkey is part of the ME and has a more rounded economy. They build ships, they're #14 in the world for # of automobiles built (right behind the UK), firearms, and construction camps.

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April 20, 2017, 03:48 PM

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Oil, palms, dates, ores, tech, things of a biblical nature and the occasional liberated goat?

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April 20, 2017, 03:56 PM

rusbro

Not exactly the ME, but Kazakhstan is known for its high-quality potassium exports, and having the second cleanest prostitutes in the region.

April 20, 2017, 04:39 PM

Skins2881

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Originally posted by kz1000:
B-O

Oh, they got the market cornered on that.

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April 20, 2017, 04:50 PM

mr kablammo

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Originally posted by rusbro:
Not exactly the ME, but Kazakhstan is known for its high-quality potassium exports, and having the second cleanest prostitutes in the region.

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