"God forbid we get a WMD attack, or simultaneous attack. The resulting chaos will be beyond anyone's nightmares. There will be shootouts as gas stations. "The Road Warrior" will be a better guide than the FEMA Manual."
This is the Only real failure of our society at this point. We entered a war and the government told us to sit back and be happy "The Government will take care of you.".
I'm sorry, but as a Voting Citizen of this Nation, I AM THE GOVERNMENT!
We should not be seeing this kind of mass confusion, if the "government" really took this war, and the threats to our Cities seriously, there would be a comprehensive Civil Defense organization in place that could rapidly assist in everything from Earthquakes and Hurricanes to Terrorist attacks on Major Cities.
No, it would not be perfect, but it would be one damn sight better than this Keystone Kops situation we have seen in the last month.
Our "Leaders" had better get a GD clue soon.
The measurement of an evacuation plan is not how many people run out of gas 20-30 miles from the danger zone. It is not how many trash cans are overflowing. It is not who gets impatient and angry in their car.
It is how many die from direct storm causes and who tried to get out.
So far, superb results. Of course, the storm is still inbound.
This is the Only real failure of our society at this point. We entered a war and the government told us to sit back and be happy "The Government will take care of you.".
I was never told that the government would take care of me. The same goes for employment, I never asked the President for a job. I don't know why some people think that way?