Turkey and Syria are in their third night of searching through the rubble for quake survivors. How to deal with this disaster? Turkey and its citizens have long experience in the sudden tragedy that comes with living on two fault lines. In Monday's earthquakes, structures new and ancient tumbled alike. How best to get to those still alive under the rubble?
Over in northern Syria, 12 years of civil war are amplifying the disaster, with neglected infrastructure particularly vulnerable and aid even slower to arrive, particularly to rebel-held areas. Should the Turkish border be opened? Should foreign aid transit through under-sanctions Damascus?
