Mosul Dam May Collapse

[SteveMetz]

Of course if it doesn't collapse, Iraqis are going to accuse us of lying to them for some ulterior reason. And if it does, they're going to accuse us of not fixing it so as to kill their people.

[CalmSeas]

We had a guy come in and survey this dam in 2004' saying the same thing..."It is just a matter of time."

In spite of this info being well disseminated to both U.S. and Iraqi authorities, no one seems to care.

[Stone]

I remember doing a tour in Mosul (Diamondback) and was required to have an exit plan for my troops in case the dam failed. We figured surfing was our only option.
If you've seen the quality of workmanship on construction projects (or anything else) in that part of the world, you would not be surprised.