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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1391454)	2/15/2023 2:59:48 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584288

Meanwhile Biden continues to protect oil. US Shoots Down Iranian-Made Drone Over Occupied Conoco Gas Field by Tyler Durden Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023 - 08:40 AM The Pentagon has revealed that on Tuesday US forces fired on and took down an alleged 'Iranian-made' drone that was threating a base in Syria where US troops are stationed. The base is located in northeastern Syria, and the drone flew toward Mission Support Site Conoco, named for the huge gas field that US-backed forces have for years occupied in Deir Ezzor province. US forces have occupied the major Conoco gas field, among Syria's largest which chiefly supplied Syria's population, for years under the guise of a 'counter-ISIS' mission. via AFP US Central Command said the drone was shot down mid-afternoon on Tuesday, following several recent attacks on US positions in the region, and also amid a spate of attacks at the Syria-Iraq border base of al-Tanf. One of the biggest recent incidents at Conoco gas field involved an August skirmish wherein the US counter-attacked against what were believed to be Iran-backed fighters. The Pentagon at the time said it took out four enemy militants and destroyed rocket launchers. It's unclear whether the attacks have indeed originated from 'Iranian militias' or else Syrian nationalist militias, or perhaps both, given the close alliance and cooperation among Iranian operatives and Syrian forces. CENTCOM took the rare step in this latest instance of publishing photographs of what appears a large drone over US positions, and it going up in flames after being engaged by US forces... On February 14th, at approximately 2:30 PM local time, US forces in Syria engaged and shot down an Iranian-manufactured UAV attempting to conduct reconnaissance of Mission Support Site Conoco, a patrol base in northeast Syria. pic.twitter.com/3GSf8odK3w — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 15, 2023This fresh drone shootdown incident comes following a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake which rocked the whole region, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving entire towns and villages as rubble.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1391454)	2/15/2023 3:26:44 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1584288

Bottom line, Wharfie, I don't see any acceleration in the number of multi-billion dollar disasters. Sure, there used to be almost none before Hurricane FEMA of 2005, but after that, I still haven't seen any data that shows that disasters on that scale are accelerating. The Day After Tomorrow makes for good Hollywood but poor "science." Tenchusatsu

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1391454)	2/15/2023 3:31:18 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By Brumar89 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584288

California’s snowpack is melting faster than ever before, leaving less available water Here's an example of what we have to deal with. Despite the alarmism, I have no doubt that this is all due to climate change. So how do we deal with this? 1) Pretend we can single-handedly stop the climate from changing by virtue-signaling to the rest of the world how we're going to ban fossil fuels. 2) Adapt to the changing climate, build more reservoirs, and stop assuming that the winter snow pack will act as a reliable "water reservoir." Ideally the answer is both, but Sacramento in their INFINITE wisdom thinks that #1 precludes #2. Tenchusatsu