Friday September 17, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Turkey has expanded its trade with Iran. The hope is that within 5, years their trade will triple.

This year Turkish/Iranian trade hit a whopping 10 billion dollars. That's up 86% from last year in only the first seven months for the year.

Iranian Vice President Reza Rahimi was quoted as saying: "We have been laying the foundations of a very strong building with Turkey." And "today, we have no better friend than Turkey in today's world." And "For Iran, for political security and economy, Turkey is a very important country."

Turkey is playing with fire - and they know it. Turkey is deliberately snubbing their nose at the West and the especially at the United States.

We will know just how sweet the Iranian pot really is over time. Iran will exploit this connection to the max. Iran will do its best to entice others to follow Turkey's lead.

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