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Last I checked, the Louisana National Guard is under the command of the governor of Louisana, not Bush unless those units are federalized by the president, so ask Ms. Blanco why she didn't mobilize the Louisana National Guard before the hurricane hit.
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She did mobilize the Louisiana NG before the hurricane hit, plus she requested for more NG units from other states before Katrina hit. These other units weren't authorized by Washington to deploy to N.O. until 5 days after Blanco requested them.
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Furthermore, only 300 troops from the LNG are in Iraq, leaving plenty to help out in NO.
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Off by a factor of 10. 3000 out of 9000 total LNG are in Iraq. The remaining 6000 in Louisiana are/were nowhere near enough to help out in NO.