Los Angeles fire; Abandoned infrastructure

According to RCO News Agency, a massive fire that started on Tuesday in the city of Los Angeles, located in the state of California, left at least 16 dead and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. A heinous incident that America has not yet been able to contain, and at the same time, it has left a huge financial loss, from the burning of houses and luxury cars of people and Hollywood actors to the looting of their property.

With the spread of the fire in the state of California and the formation of conditions that many have called “apocalyptic”, the management crisis of the current American government has been well “highlighted” in the management of crises in this country.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, this fire has demonstrated the unpreparedness of this institution, which has been “paralyzed” by the current American government, to deal with critical situations.

According to the New York Times, many buried fire hydrants across the state were empty and firefighters faced a significant setback as many hydrants ran dry against the massive fire. The chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power also confirmed that all water storage tanks in the area were emptied by 3:00 a.m. Wednesday and have not yet been re-equipped.

On the other hand, the administration of “Joe Biden” has reduced the budget of the Los Angeles Fire Department by 17.6 million dollars in 2024-2025, despite the massive fires in California, which is the second largest reduction among city departments, and according to the American publication, Biden’s decision It has made the conditions and the ability of the Los Angeles Fire Department to deal with this “hell” more difficult.

American expenses in wars; The factor of reducing investment in infrastructure

“Mohammad Ali Shafiei”, an expert on American issues, in an interview with ISNA, said that the criticisms of the American government regarding the management of the fire that occurred in Southern California and the weakness of the infrastructure in this country in order to contain this crisis, stated: The weakness of the infrastructure in the United States is an issue that has been discussed for years. America has faced it as Donald Trump warned in this connection in 2016 when he was a candidate for the first time in the American elections and some American politicians including Mr. “Bernie Sanders” in articles and The books they have written have mentioned the weak infrastructure in this country.

Shafi’i stressed: While America itself is facing problems in the issue of infrastructure, in the last few years, we have witnessed the aid of the United States to the Zionist regime in the Gaza war and also to Ukraine, and practically the issue of infrastructure and its improvement was somehow abandoned.

This expert on American issues stated that “in recent days, some News has been published that part of California’s firefighting equipment was sent to this country to help Ukraine in the war, while the Americans themselves had limited resources in this field and their facilities were few. “, emphasized: It has also been raised that some fire stations in that area have been closed recently due to budget problems, and these issues show that America’s interference and spending in international wars has caused this The country should invest less in its infrastructure.

Trump’s heroization of the crisis in Los Angeles for his own benefit

This expert on American issues continued by stating that “there has been a lack of attention to the strengthening of infrastructure during the rule of the 2 Republican and Democratic parties and this is not the weakness of one party in America” ​​and continued: Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, has recently tried to avoid this To make the most of the weakness and problem that has arisen for his political exploitation and in fact question the function of the democrats in a way.

Shafi’i stated that “in fact, the American people see that this fire has occurred and the democratic government has not been very successful in managing it” and added: As mentioned, Trump has also tried to use this situation to his advantage with his controversial comments. All in all, the American political environment is currently in Trump’s favor, and he will probably try to present himself as the hero of managing this crisis and rebuilding this region, considering taking over the responsibility of the White House in the coming days.

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