(October 11, 2011 at 11:44 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: This is Turkey's only strength and power..no more.Well, it's true for Iraq, maybe, but not for Turkey(there are no deserts in Turkey, so why should we worry about water shortages?), and certainy not for the other "middle eastern" countries except for those who live in the deeper parts of the arabian peninsula. The rest do not need to import water whatsoever.
http://environment.research.yale.edu/doc...aumont.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigris%E2%8...ver_system
Do you think that Turkey would be listened to at all if it was not for the Tigris and Euphrates rivers??
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/PB%2..._Basin.pdf
http://www.unesco.org/en/iraq-office/nat...r-in-iraq/
America has all the water it needs..the middle east only has oil and no water...
Besides, why are those damn rivers so important? We do not get our water from those rivers, we have enough water resources and rainfall.
I seriously think that you're talking out of your arse. The most barren lands in Turkey are the same lands from which those two rivers flow.
Quote:You sure do make a lot of assumptions..dont you?As an engineer, I make a lot of assumptions when it comes to things.
But here, I'm talking with facts. I certainly do not think that Syria is somewhat of a regional military power in the middle east, because it's not.
IF it were, the Golan heights would still be under Syrian control.
Quote:Seems to eh?? Wonder how he will go without any water.Seems to eh?? Wonder how he will go without any water.Turkey is a place that is in abundance of underground water resources, rivers and rainfall.
We also have places where it is really cold, and snows throughout the year. If you think that we're some desert country that takes camel rides(even though we have camels here, they're only in usage by the local yörük nomads) to work, then you're wrong.
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