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To: MalPearce; null and void; SunkenCiv; Paul R.; DannyTN; Third Person; dfwgator; All

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.


45 posted on 02/11/2023 1:21:44 PM PST by gleeaikin (Question authority!)
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To: gleeaikin; All

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.


46 posted on 02/11/2023 1:58:58 PM PST by Third Person
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