Mosul Dam

[Sapper PE LS]

http://time.com/4272242/mosul-dam-iraq-isis-collapse/

This is what I'm going to be dealing with.  Oh yeah, I'm deploying.

 

[NJmike PE]

When do you deploy? I know you just came back from your annual 3 week training.

 

[Sapper PE LS]

In about 2 weeks

 

[NJmike PE]

damn (not dam) man. given the recent conflicts there, how secure is that region?

 

[P-E]

Stay safe Sap

 

[Sapper PE LS]

NJMike... it isn't.

I’ll be planning and setting up the Mosul Dam Project Office.  Mosul Dam is in bad shape and could collapse at any time, potentially killing over a million people with a wall of flood waters 70’ high in Mosul, Tikrit, Samarra, and Baghdad.  Portions of the floodway are controlled by ISIS and represent a significant evacuation issue.  An Italian company has been awarded the contract to fix the problems with the dam, but in order to do it, they need security.  The Italian government has agreed to provide 1600 troops to seize the dam and secure, but in order to get there, they must fight through ISIS controlled territory.

 

My piece in all of this is to plan the USACE project office and flex forward once the security has been established and help run the project office, probably be based out of Baghdad.

 

[matt267 PE]

Good luck sap. Be safe.

 

[NJmike PE]

geeze Sap, stay safe.

 

[MetsFan]

Wow that's crazy.  Be safe out there.

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

Stay safe!

 

[snickerd3]

stay safe!!!

 

[MA_PE]

stay safe Sap and check in when you can.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Be safe over there.

 

[NJmike PE]

and kill a few of those fuckers over there if you have to.

 

[Freon]

In my travels, I never visited that part of Iraq.  Like most of Sadam's water projects, they were built well by Europeans.  That is the only reason most of them have not failed yet.  Good Luck

 

[Dleg]

Good luck over there, Sapper.  I hope those A-holes appreciate what you are doing for them.  Stay safe!  

 

[csb]

Good gosh. That's all really scary to me. Best wishes. 

Also, good to see democratically elected officials and dictators screw up public projects equally, 

 

[Ble_PE]

Stay safe Sap!

 

[envirotex]

Oh dear.  When do you retire?

Hopefully, you can get most of your work done from your desk...

 

[snickerd3]

I saw on FB last night that you were deploying...I know mrs. Sap will need the support while you are gone, but the world now knows she will be home alone for several months.   Things like that just scare me in todays world of crazies.  I am paranoid about talking about or posting when mr snick is gone or if we aren't going to be home.

Her latest painting concepts with soldiers is actually really awesome.