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Old 04-25-2011, 11:43 PM   #372
Fair&Balanced
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary View Post
Why the hell would Obamy allow continued trade with Syria?
Obama extended Bush's trade sanctions against Syria last year that are still in place. They expire next month and would need to be extended again, which I presume will happen.

He could also freeze Syrian assets in the US, but would have little impact. Unlike Libya, Syria has few assets in the US.
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