Posted on 03/15/2011 5:20:23 PM PDT by Eyes Unclouded
It was kinda sorta like a generalization. A perentheticality.
Indeed they are brave, courageous heroes.
And keep in mind if the plants are at this point...
what does that really say about the dire situation in there.
I said it yesterday...they took out 750 people and left 50. What can 50 do that the 750 could not do?
May God bless them.
I agree. Typical Japanese mindset.
The people that are there on site working on those things are heroes, IMO.
They very well could die as a result of their work and they have to know it, but they do it anyway, because they are the only ones who can.
May God Bless them and keep them safe.
They are heroes.
May the Lord bless them and keep them, may the Lord make his face to shine upon them, may the Lord be gracious unto them. May He lift up his countenance upon them and give them peace. I neither know nor care their particular religious affiliations, but I DO know who they’re working for.
- Ambrose Redmoon
Read one story that the US military helped put out fire #1 at Reactor #4.
“Where do they get these men?”
Your point makes no sense. The plant isn't in normal operation. There are always "non-essential" personnel who are simply unnecessary in a "crisis" situation. These are essential "first responders" and maybe a few outside experts.
Whether their efforts end up killing them or not, heroes all.
I admire them greatly, even before this story. but I have to say that I am having a harder and harder time believing anything the media is putting out on this whole story. Creating greater fear, misinformation, unnecessary drama where things are already horrible. The media just paints things blacker than they are in some cases.
Did you hear Diane Sawyer being amazed and touched in her segment that the Japenese are still recycling? I guess there is something wrong with me, but it made me want to barf. The last thing I would worry about it I thought my days were literally numbered is if I should put #2 PET in the proper container!
Brave, selfless men. Many already lost their families and homes. No greater love.
It’s also very possible that not all 50 are Japanese. I think GE built the plant, so the 50 could include an American or two, or Euros and/or others.
At this point in the disaster, nationality or ethnicity isn’t, or shouldn’t be, an issue. Tho, we do tend to attribute this extreme work ethic to the Japanese, our military, police, firemen, etc., face potential life-ending threats every day when they report to duty.
Bears repeating. God be with them.
This is misleading by CBS or a screwup of km/mi. Within 20km (12mi) were told to evacuate. 10km (18mi out and closer) beyond that are told to "evacuate in place," in other words stay inside where they are.
Thought the reason they told them that was because they could not give them enough warning to evacuate safely ?
Actually, I think the only “plant” that is in danger is Fukushima. The first and oldest of Japan’s plants.
Don’t let the laimstream confuse you with the number of reactors, with the number of plants. Each “plant” has a number of “reactors.”
I forget what the next oldest plant is, but only one or two reactors at those plants are a problem.
The newer “plants” are having little or no problems with “reactors.”
Just keep in mind, if this were ANY OTHER COUNTRY, the results would be mind boggling. The Japanese are on the cutting edge. The fact that they were just a little “overwhelmed” should not be lost.
They are holding their own, thanks to brave souls.
And yes, Japan still possesses the “Bushido” spirit. It lives in the heart of every one of those men who have committed their lives so that Japan can survive.
An earlier post labeled them “Nuclear Samurai.” And so they are. They will find their resting place in Yasukuni Jinja, where they deserve to be.
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