Posted on 02/10/2023 4:31:54 PM PST by BenLurkin
Too bad devout muslims hate dogs...
I figured it would crack someone up.
Quick, everybody send money to a Clinton foundation to help with relief, on second thought forget that idea. the Clintons think that they personally, need all the relief in the world.
On the BBC, they’ve showed a team of Ukrainians helping to dig people out of buildings.
Russia has also sent some responders, so it is quite an interesting situation for Turkey - NATO, Russia and Ukraine are all pitching in.
Domestically, I’d imagine Assad is going to have his hands full for some time because of this disaster. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out geopolitically.
Putin has never been one to care much about the positive optics of putting Russkyi Mir at the forefront of humanitarian efforts even with his closest allies. The last time his government had an opportunity to do it, one moron said publicly “all our hopes lie in the famine”. Best hope that nobody in Turkey remembers that when food/water shortages start to hit the affected areas of Turkey.
NATO is far more likely to play the “hearts and minds” angle, as they’re hoping Assad will drop the idea of vetoing Sweden or Finland joining the organisation on the basis that he needs a far more immediate PR boost.
If Assad has his priorities right, the order of business will be: getting people out alive (especially if there are aftershocks), sorting out temporary accommodation, and then coming up with an earthquake-resistent reconstruction plan.
Are you confusing Erdowon and Turkey with Assad and Syria? Turkey is the NATO member with the right to deny Sweden and Finland membership. The worst damage in Turkey is in the south where Erdowon’s strongest opposition lives. With elections coming in May, there will be a lot of politics mixed with the whole rescue and recovery effort.
Assad is the Syrian dictator with Russia as an ally and making use of its warm water port facilities. The worst Syrian damage is in the Idlib area and the north where the ramaining rebels have been defying Assad and suffering for years. I doubt Assad will have much of a rescue and reconstruction plan for the area where his enemies have been concentrated.
Erdogan is not motivated to help the people in southern Turkey for a multitude of reasons. Assad the same for the Syrians affected by the quakes.
Huge refugee populations, poverty and illness already in play, massive infrastructure devastation... even without the counterproductive politics considered, the humanitarian efforts required now are daunting.
No pun intended - this could be a seismic long-term geopolitical event.
Did yall see how far the earth shifted?
Amazing.
Something similar is expected on the San Andreas fault in Southern California if there is a 7.8 quake. The Pacific plate will rise up several feet and move north several feet.
Every pipeline, aqueduct, road, and railroad will be severed. The post-quake situation in the LA basin will be dire.
The American media has lost all of its humanity along with its credibility.
You need to turn to foreign sources, like the Jerusalem Post, to learn about world events.
in the USA, this weekend, it’s all about Super Bowl.
Garbage in— garbage out, 24/7.
It’s disgraceful.
there have been a couple of movies made about that.
My favorite is the 1974 version with Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner.
Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
I would expect it and its accompanying mega-tsunami to occur within the next ten years because of the Earth's weakening magnetic field.
One positive note..... a baby boy was found after 120 hours buried in the rubble.
Praying for all involved.
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