[Steve_Seattle]

"You just don't snap your fingers and magically make all the military people appear somewhere. Plans have to be made where to deploy them. This involves assesing where they will most be needed which first includes a damage assesment. Transportation has to be arranged, supplies have to be procured, etc. etc. etc. Don't fall for the MSM spin on this."

Thanks for the sanity and realism. I am fed up with the second-guessing and backseat driving and magical thinking that even many FReepers are indulging in.

[SE Mom]

I've not switched to other channels in the last hour or so- is it just me- or has there suddenly been a cut-off of live reports from NO?

[mwl1]

I am not second guessing, nor am I faulting the Bush Administration. My only comment is that the feds have apparently been one step behind any understanding of the level of incompetence of the state and local govt in Louisiana.