Oh, I agree, but only after we wade knee-deep in the sewer pond of US politics.

Obama's deploying the military. F*ck the politics, two aircraft carriers and naval support ships already steaming towards the Japanese coast. For once we acted quickly!

BTW - this is a GREAT article in the NY Times.

Sympathy for Japan, and Admiration - NYTimes.com

wow!

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....pping-yard.jpg

Damn... top left corner I see a bunch of 370Z's. Damn no blue ones though.

There are stirrings of a potential radiation leak in the making. Not good:

UPDATE 5-Japan scrambles to avert radiation crisis at nuclear plant

Tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

yah, im very worried about the reactors...

there was yet another 6+ quake in the Nagano area...this time west side of the main island about 120miles or so from Tokyo.

i just downloaded this droid app LATEST QUAKES to keep me updated.... there is a shitt load of aftershocks the last 6+hrs.

Me too, I'm wondering whether the US fleet heading there is laden with nuclear specialists?

not sure why there would be nuclear specialists.. the japanese specialists would be equally good if not better? this isnt Turkey or something!

what i'd be worried about is a major aftershock creating another tsunami that hits the US ships.

Additional containment resources and skill-sets.

P.S. Zero inferences as to the abilities of the Japanese people as I worked hand-in-hand with them on an executive level. Top-shelf.

RPT-Japan warns of small radiation leak from quake-hit plant | Reuters


ughhhhh noooo!!!!!! my worst fears...looks like the good ol' USAF is scrambling to get coolant there ASAP.

there was a small fire a Togichi plant according to sources




From NISSAN NEWS

MEDIA ADVISORY: EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND IMPACT ON NISSAN OPERATIONS (UPDATE)


During the overnight hours in the Americas, northern Japan was hit with an 8.9-magnitude earthquake, and numerous tsunamis are causing heavy damage across the Pacific coastline in Asia. Additionally, tsunami alerts have been issued for communities along the entire North America Pacific coastline.

At this time, we are currently confirming the safety of all Nissan employees and continue to assess the situation at our Japanese facilities, but we do not believe our operations have been significantly affected. Here in the Americas we are operating normally and we do not anticipate any immediate impact on Americas operations, facilities, dealers or customers.

Operations have been suspended at Nissan’s Japan plants through Sunday, March 13. Nissan’s global headquarters building in Yokohama was not significantly affected, is safe and operational. So far, there are no reports of employee casualties and employee safety precautions are underway at all locations. Nissan’s team in the Americas will monitor the operational status of our Japan facilities through the weekend for any scheduling updates.

Hawaii is okay. Minimal damages here and there. Maui got a little more damages..think its because of the orientation of the island to the ocean. We got the "all clear" at 8:00 Hawaii time.

Hope the rescue efforts are successful in Japan and work quickly.

well 2 cousins = are okay. cant get in touch with the aunts/grandmother. but im still thinking they okay cus they a bit more inland. hrmm.

CNN just showed cars very similar to this-but they are on fire.

this is looking bad.

two nuclear plants's cooling systems failed and the temperatures and pressure are rising.


+ The entire coast of Japan has permanently moved 8ft (2.4m).