Ethiopian army official: Country will defend itself over dam

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s deputy army chief on Friday said his country will strongly defend itself and will not negotiate its sovereignty over the disputed $4.6 billion Nile dam that has caused tensions with Egypt.



“Egyptians and the rest of the world know too well how we conduct war whenever it comes,” Gen. Birhanu Jula said in an interview with the state-owned Addis Zemen newspaper, adding that Egyptian leaders’ “distorted narrative” on Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam is attracting enemies.



He accused Egypt of using its weapons to “threaten and tell other countries not to touch the shared water” and said “the way forward should be cooperation in a fair manner.”

https://apnews.com/0bcfcd87f75c8fd61c9eb55366515286

 

[Oublious]

Turkey should help with building that dam faster, economically and diplomatic.

Dry Egypt out....

 

[Baloch Pakistani]

Turkey should help with building that dam faster, economically and diplomatic.

Dry Egypt out....

Dry Egypt out....... why? are they jews?

 

[Turan09]

We should arm them.

 

[Oublious]

Dry Egypt out....... why? are they jews?

No, but hey they made a pact with the devil for us. So we should act like that, fak brotherly emotions. In geopolitical level you don't mes with people, they wanted to be like that they will get it.

https://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/cyp_mzn47_2004.pdf

they can make another agreement with cyprus and greece for water.

 

[Muhammed45]

Negotiate with Ethiopia, the only way to disappoint Israelis conspiring against Egypt. Israeli footprint in Ethiopia is obvious.

 

[Baloch Pakistani]

No, but hey they made a pact with the devil for us. So we should act like that, fak brotherly emotions. In geopolitical level you don't mes with people, they wanted to be like that they will get it.

https://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/cyp_mzn47_2004.pdf

they can make another agreement with cyprus and greece for water.

Governments should be punished but not the people, at least permanently. Their people will suffer massively and permanently by this dam.

 

[Agha Sher]

Governments should be punished but not the people, at least permanently. Their people will suffer massively and permanently by this dam.

The fact that Turkey hasn't exploited this Achilles heel of Egypt is due to the friendship between the people of Egypt and Turkey. These two people are natural allies. The Egyptian leadership are puppets and working against their own interests.

 

[Oublious]

Governments should be punished but not the people, at least permanently. Their people will suffer massively and permanently by this dam.

Againg should watch it from the otherside. If they will succeed with the evil plan our people will suffer, why should our people suffer?

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Negotiate with Ethiopia, the only way to disappoint Israelis conspiring against Egypt. Israeli footprint in Ethiopia is obvious.

Nonsense. Your conjecture is based on what exactly? Egypt and Israel are allies actually.

Governments should be punished but not the people, at least permanently. Their people will suffer massively and permanently by this dam.

The Egyptians should overthrow the Sisi regime. It is not in Egypt's interests to be led by this dictator.

 

[Aspen]

Let's see what happens when Egypt decides to fire a couple missiles into that dam

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Nonsense. Your conjecture is based on what exactly? Egypt and Israel are allies actually.

He is correct brother. Ethiopia has many backers and friend, including even KSA and UAE.

Starving Egypt of water is by design. Ethiopia is an enemy of Egypt. Egyptian regime isolated itself by going against Sudan and getting obliged to Gulf Arabs.

Due to the location of Ethiopia, it is strategic to protect bases in Djibouti and the surrounding Greater Somali region.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

He is correct brother. Ethiopia has many backers and friend, including even KSA and UAE.

Starving Egypt of water is by design. Ethiopia is an enemy of Egypt. Egyptian regime isolated itself by going against Sudan and getting obliged to Gulf Arabs.

Due to the location of Ethiopia, it is strategic to protect bases in Djibouti and the surrounding Greater Somali region.

I was under the impression that Sisi was specifically brought in by the US-Israel nexus.

If what you say is correct, two western allied nations in Africa will be at loggerheads with each other - this is foolishness on their parts and exposes the fiction of west leaning alliances bringing any kind of tangible benefit to the actual people of African nations.

Anyway, the outcome remains to be seen .

 

[notorious_eagle]

This is a very serious and interesting development. We get constantly lost in the childish squabbles between India-Pakistan and India-China that we loose sight of major Geo-Political Tensions brewing throughout the World.

While Egypt certainly has a much superior military over Ethiopia on paper, it lacks the legs/logistics to effectively project power and knock the Dam out. Egypt would have to traverse through Sudan(Neutral Country) and maintain its supply line. It appears, the distance would be atleast 4000km(back and forth) making an aerial strike almost impossible for Egypt.

Egypt would have to knock out the dam before the reservoir is filled. Even a minor breach could cause an uncontrollable collapse which would send the entire reservoir down devastating Egypt. You don't mess with a full dam as the power of the reservoir water is immense. That means, Egypt has a very limited window to act.

Time to bring in the cavalry. Thoughts @Joe Shearer @PanzerKiel @Nilgiri @dbc @LeGenD @AgNoStiC MuSliM

Let's see what happens when Egypt decides to fire a couple missiles into that dam

What Missiles? The distance is 2000kms, the only missiles i see the Egyptians have are the Scuds.

 

[Timur]

Funny how ppl ask questions when it comes for their beloved friends

are they jews

Are we turks jews or what?

Governments should be punished

Don't touch them policy again..

All I can say is that Ethiopia is a poor country they urgent need water and all that Nile begins there naturally if you are in such need you will use it the same counts for Sudan extrem poor abd they need that water and both should have their share too

Sacrifice two countries just for one beloved is evil