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Originally Posted by stevo
afraid of getting shot and killed in new orleans. They can't get in there because the governor fucked up. Helecopters can't land. Trucks can't get in. If fema were to get a truck in there it would, without a doubt, be like somalia. The armed gangs would hijack it. FEMA wasn't created to clean up a state's mess, they were created for disaster relief. The would have been able to help right away if the gov had a plan and there weren't tens of thousands of desperate people starving, dying, trapped in New Orleans.
FEMA will get in there when enough troops are there to provide security. The troops are going at the behest of the gov (a little late) and one of their US Senators (Thats not even his job!). The federal govt is picking up the slack and it takes time. precious time desperate people don't have.
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Of course the main reason that the National Guard has been slow in its response is that many of the local regiments are off fighting in Iraq. Such are the consequences of using a force intended for domestic protection to invade a foreign land.
We do have a clear lack of leadership as well that goes straight to the top. It's sad that our president is such a petulant toadie that he needs to appear with his dad and Clinton to remind people what it was like to have a leader that commanded a modicum of respect.