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It was time for that last night.

I wonder what air traffic control is like over NO right now. Perhaps civilian aircraft could be used to fly in and airdrop supplies and survival equipment.

535 posted on 08/30/2005 8:48:20 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)

Last I heard, both Louis Armstrong International (KMSY) and Lakefront (KNEW) were closed to all traffic, flooded and unusable. Not sure if that's still true.

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Well, then let's get started. Civilian watercraft go house to house, rescuing people or at least disbursing life jackets. Transport people to designated handoff points so that they can be gotten to safe ground outside of the NO "bowl." Let the churches, etc. take over from there to get them the food, clothes, medical care, etc. they need.

Larger craft could pick up people from the levee at the Mississippi at Jackson Square in the French Quarter.

Within the day we could evacuate lots of people -- maybe not everyone, but LOTS and every person counts.

Difficult? Risky? Unplanned? Unthought out? Yes, but think "Dunkirk."