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Old 09-13-2005, 01:03 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Seaver
Not only that... the Federal Government cant just invade a city without it's Mayor or Governor asking for it first (open rebellion excluded). That request didnt come until about 5 days after the storm.
And even after a request is made it typically takes 48 hrs to get the first troops there.

Its easy now to say that they should have had troops there as soon as the winds died down, but isn't it just as easy to say they should have evacuated all those people to begin with?
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