Pres. G. H. W. Bush was rather slow on the response to Andrew...even though he still won FL in 1992...I think the slow response hurt him beyond the borders of FL. All possible aid should be brought in as quickly as possible...by military or any other means. IIRC, it was because the governor took his sweet time requesting it. For what it's worth, I do remember seeing military trucks in the area of US1 and South Miami on the morning of the storm.