Subj : Re: Hurricane recovery
To   : Frank Reid
From : Finnigann
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 17:52:00

-=> Frank Reid wrote to Frank <=-

 FR>   Re: Hurricane recovery
 FR>   By: Frank to Angus McLeod on Sat Sep 03 2005 12:33:00

 >    Yes, thats what she was saying. I'm starting to wonder if the overseas
 >    deployment of our military forces migh be a HUGE contributing factor.
 >    I think perhaps we have the best of our military equipment overseas and
 >    old mothballed gear here at home. This would account for the slow
 >    response. The added time getting this old gear out and up to speed for
 >    use.

 FR> The forward deployment of our military in Iraq, Afghanistan and dozens
 FR> of other areas had *nothing* to do with the speed of response to the
 FR> Katrina disaster. That is *entirely* the result of established, legal
 FR> processes which we put in place in our Constitution for dispatching
 FR> military troops to take control of civilian locales.

Perhaps the reservists are mentioned in the Constitution But I doubt the
national gaurd is.

But I beleive you are right about the lack of response not being at fault of
the people over seas. It's ultimatly the residnets responsibility. I guess Karl
Rove was busy elsewhere...

.... Her sewing machine's been out of thread for some time now. 
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