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twesterm said:

Wow, that's horrible. Random, but I found an odd quote from Obama in one of the articles:

President Obama called it a "cruel and incomprehensible" tragedy" and pledged swift U.S. support.


Cruel just seems an odd word to use since an earthquake can't really be cruel, malicious, or anything like that.

He could be using it in the way people talk about fate or luck being cruel I guess?