Posted on 12/27/2016 6:29:47 PM PST by CorporateStepsister
Allied troops and ISIS are set to battle for a collapsing dam that would spew nearly 600 times the water of the River Thames onto Mosul if it breaches.
Engineers from an Italian company have been tasked with fixing the Mosul Dam's foundations to stop more than 11 trillion litres of water (11.11billion cubic metres) from flooding Mosul.
Experts are warning their work could be in vain, and should the catastrophe happen, it is estimated 1.5million people could be killed by the floods in an impact described as 'worse than a nuclear bomb'.
Waves of up to 45ft would be unleashed if the dam breaks, and the equivalent to 4.4million Olympic size swimming pools would flood the surrounding areas amid a constant threat from Islamic State terrorists fleeing the Iraqi city.
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Where is Noah when you need him?
Yeah but everybody wants it intact for economic reasons.
I guess this was the hope and Change we could beleive in
Has it not occurred to anyone to open wide the floodgates NOW and start draining the reservoir?
This dam was built at a very poor site from an engineering standpoint. The underlying rock is porous. The dam has needed continuous grouting from day one. One of Saddam’s masterpieces.
if true, may God deliver those poor souls and forgive us for our part in all this.
If ISIS were to kill 1.5 million people with this plan, you have to go nuclear on their asses. Plain and simply. You let them know if that happens they will be turned into glass, and their positions a parking lot.
Thanks, Obama!
Why should I care? Every muslime on the face of this earth wants me dead. Ditto. Blow the dam.
Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. (NOTE verse 8)
NAHUM 1:1-8
1
This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.
The Lord’s Anger against Nineveh
2
The Lord is a jealous God,
filled with vengeance and rage.
He takes revenge on all who oppose him
and continues to rage against his enemies!
3
The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great,
and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.
He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.
The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.
4
At his command the oceans dry up,
and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
5
In his presence the mountains quake,
and the hills melt away;
the earth trembles,
and its people are destroyed.
6
Who can stand before his fierce anger?
Who can survive his burning fury?
His rage blazes forth like fire,
and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.
7
The Lord is good,
a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in him.
8
But He will sweep away his enemies
in an overwhelming flood.
He will pursue his foes
into the darkness of night.
You can change your tag now.
Actually for Iraq, repair the swamps (below Baghdad) is likely a good idea.
I thought the Iraqi “special forces” took that back last year. Did they lose it again?
When I hear Iraqi “special” forces, I often wonder if they have to wear mittens instead of gloves?
That’s right. I’ve had it for so long, I’ve forgotten all about it. I hope I can remember how.
And the downside is?
Or maybe start thinking about moving a few folks to a little higher ground?
These are pretty earth shattering ideas so I expect both of us to be nominated for peace prizes forthwith.
“if true, may God deliver those poor souls and forgive us for our part in all this.”
I agree but not sure what the afterlife prognosis is for all those Muslims.
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