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		salgernon on March 3, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time... An article from 2007: `http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7069109.stm` With a similar conclusion mentions that the water resources minister kept much of the discussions about how to proceed with the dam maintenance out of the public eye to avoid bringing the issues to the attention of insurgents.

acqq on March 3, 2016 [–]

That still has nothing to do with the obligations of the US who were in charge of Iraq since 2003.

Salgernon posted the link documenting how much the US engaged (hint: minimally, compared to what was needed to fix the issue):

http://the-reaction.blogspot.com/2007/10/god-really-doesnt-l...

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