The United States deployed 40,000 troops into the area with equipment and provision for an entire city. The troops and equipment had to move into an area the size of Great Britain that was ravaged by hurricane, with land operations obstructed by debrist. They secured the city and evacuated it, then they fixed the levees. This was done in less than one week! They deserve our gratitude, not Bill Clinton's condemnation. He is such a putz.
"He is such a putz."
I am 64YO, have only 60% heart muscle, can't walk more than 100 feet and can't stand for more than 5 min. w/o help. Not to feel sorry for me, I feel great. BUT-
If I ever had to confront that SOB, pussy punching MF, I would slap him. With no apologies to Mary Landruex.
One of the main problems I have is that the larger the federal governmnet gets, the less responsible the state, locals and people become. It's unfortunate, but this entitlement attitude has permeated everything and everybody, creating a society that is completely dependent on others, especially government.
What's ironic is listening to some (like Newt Gingrich) who actually think the Federal Government needs, again, to be retooled and expanded to take on even more responsibility. I was really astounded to hear this from Newt since he has always been an advocate for personal responsibility.
Just from an economic perspective alone, the more we task the feds to do, the less resources that will be available to the states...those most intimately familiar with local problems. While the Feds obviously have a role to play, I don't want so large a federal government that it continues to release others from their responsibilities as citizens and local leaders. This is contributing to parts of the problem we see today.