The intended eradication of the Marsh Arabs using engineering

The intended eradication of the Marsh Arabs using engineering

In these same Marshes so well romanticized by Maxwell, Saddam would unleash an engineering project aimed at eradicating the Marsh Arabs. After the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam devoted huge resources to draining water from these marshes to make them uninhabitable as punishment for the residents who supported the uprising against his regime after that war.

Should an engineer be an expert in one thing, or ok/good at everything?
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Should an engineer be an expert in one thing, or ok/good at everything?

Today’s topic is an interesting one, and depends largely on personal preference. It’s something that comes up for engineers every day: Be decent at many things, or be the absolute end-all-be-all expert in one thing? Some might respond with, “Well, how about being an expert at everything?”