Posted on 09/04/2005 10:07:14 AM PDT by ex-Texan
Airlift rescues thousands from hurricane-stricken areas All Financial Times NewsAn emergency airlift rescued thousands from hurricane-ravaged New Orleans following President George W. Bush's pledge to send in more troops to help the relief effort.
Mr Bush, facing criticism for the response to the catastrophe, announced on Saturday that 7,000 active troops would be despatched over the next three days. A further 10,000 National Guard were also being sent to Louisiana and Mississippi, bringing the total of US troops deployed to 40,000.
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Really? Weeks?
Seems those folks could have been in the mayor's buses in the first place.
Some of the young people seemed impressed with the abilities of their rescuers.
Free Republic's version of the "Seminar Caller."
Good for you. I agree the looting was overblown in the media. Showing it over and over turned people against helping them. I am glad the focus shifted elsewhere. But if I needed food and medicine for my children, I would loot too. It was hard to take, seeing TV's, etc. being looted but I think this was crazed drug addicts looking to barter for their 'fix'. It was apalling to watch, but immensly more riviting is the images of shell shocked people that have lost everything, and seen untold horror.
I hate what's happening, all Dems vs. Republicans. Even the most conservative of us can surely see that there was a massive failure here. We will learn that in times of crises, all the I's can't be dotted, all the T's can't be crossed. I applaud the ones who stole buses and got people out of there. People have to take charge themselves and quit looking for the government to tell them what to do, where to go.
Good luck. Newbies get lots of scrutiny here.
Welcome to FR. I think.... FEMA does not have command and control over National Guard troops, the Governor does. The Mayor is responsible for the security of his city. FEMA also does not have a standing army ready to roll in a few hours. IMHO the response of the governor and mayor were dismal. To be sure FEMA was slow to act as well, but nothing can excuse the Mayor for not ordering a mandatory evacuation earlier, even after the director of the National Hurricane Center called him at his home the Saturday before the storm hit. The mayor himself stated he was worried about legal issues in issuing such an order. He finally gave in and issued the order Sunday morning. The order included a clause exempting guests and hotel staff at local hotels, some of whom he personally arranged to be taken to safety. His own Director of Homeland Security for the city of NO complained about FEMA's lack of command and control, while failing to recognize that his own C & C of NO's first responders had begun to fall apart.
My people, from the Blackfoot Nation, were subjected to many cruel tactics. One was being infected with smallpox in 1837. Some writers have claimed for 30 years that this was intentional as blankets infected with smallpox were handed out by U.S. troops and Indian traders. At one time, the Blackfoot nation was over 250,000 strong and controlled all the trade routes between Montana and the Pacific Coast. After the mid-1850's, barely 25,000 survived. Smallpox prevented a huge war on the plains because the U.S. Cavalry did not stand a ghost of a chance against over 300,000 Native Americans from many tribes allied in defense. When Custer stumbled into that massacre, there were several tribes meeting to discuss such an alliance. Do some research on the Internet the "truth is out there."
So do not play the race card with me. It does not work. All it does is push my hot buttons.
hey...why was JLove1138's comments adiosed ?
Are you saying it should be Gavin Newsome and Arnold Swarzenegger's responsibility first and Bush's second?
Yes. In the same way I am opposed to the Feds militarizing and taking over the City of New Orleans. Our Constitution guarantees the rights of States to manage their own affairs; we should keep it that way.
I wholeheartely agree with your admonishment of some racist comments made recently on this forum. Please recognize, this is a privately run, wide open forum, and in times of heavy traffic we get a lot of idiotic comments from people who like to run off at the mouth. Just ignore them.
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