"Water Wars? Egypt vs. Ethiopia " Topic
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| Mako11 | 10 Jun 2013 11:22 a.m. PST |
It appears the Water Wars may have begun. At the very least, heated rhetoric over the issue certainly has, so there's a new reason for people and countries to fight one another, and it is no longer restricted to the American Southwest: link I suspect if done correctly, the reservoir could be filled over time, with little to no impact to Egypt, though I'm not sure they'll be willing to agree with that position. Not sure who makes minis appropriate for Egypt and Ethiopia. A dam seems like a very vulnerable target for aircraft as well, so lots of good fodder for more strife in the region, not that there isn't enough already. Sudan looks like it could be an ally of Ethiopia as well, if needed. |
| Milites | 10 Jun 2013 12:21 p.m. PST |
The water wars started in the late 60's for the Israelis when they captured the Golan Heights. |
| zippyfusenet | 10 Jun 2013 1:33 p.m. PST |
Dam or no, the Nile will still flow downhill to Egypt. Ethiopia would have to go to a great deal more trouble than one dam to stop or divert it. Morsi is just going on record with a clear, strong Egyptian position. War is a long way off, if ever. |
| Mako11 | 10 Jun 2013 1:41 p.m. PST |
I was assuming at least some of the rhetoric is for domestic consumption, to try to distract from all their self-inflicted, internal problems. |
| zippyfusenet | 10 Jun 2013 1:46 p.m. PST |
Sounds about right to me. "Don't blame him! Don't blame me! Blame that Ethiopian behind that tree!" |
| optional field | 10 Jun 2013 5:55 p.m. PST |
I wonder how they'll manage a war, what with Ethiopia being landlocked and Sudan (and now South Sudan) being in between landward. |
| Fred Cartwright | 11 Jun 2013 5:54 a.m. PST |
A dam seems like a very vulnerable target for aircraft as well, so lots of good fodder for more strife in the region, not that there isn't enough already. So sort of dammed if you do and damned if you don't! :-)
I'll get my coat! |
| Russell120120 | 11 Jun 2013 1:14 p.m. PST |
There are irrigation components to Ethiopia's dam projects. The main problem is evaporation. If all the evaporated water cycled back upstream, I gather it would not be a problem. But I take it that that is not what occurs. There is a reason the Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean after all. |
| Steve Wilcox | 12 Jun 2013 7:59 a.m. PST |
So sort of dammed if you do and damned if you don't! :-)  |
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