" I cant believe the Army, Natl Guard, Navy or some other unit cannot sling load a CH 47 with MREs and water into that area. Some logisticians are not with the program. These people are STARVING for crying out loud. There's Ft Rucker AL, (if they are still in business) and there are Army bases throughout the South. It aint that damn far away to get the essentials to include troops to patrol the streets. Fly cover with gunships if necessary.
Someone at state or federal level needs to increase the tempo on support."
I'm with you- except if you start to drop supplies into this crowd- I believe there would be a stampede .
Blanco and her TAG are responsible for directing the Louisiana National Guard assets.
The LNG AG does what Gov Blanco orders him to do.
Governor Blanco and not President Bush- which the media does not understand.
The woman is clearly inept-( from what I have seen, she looks to be in shock )
and she cannot be allowed to continue to direct the Louisiana National Guard operations.
President Bush will be blamed because the media does not understand what National Guard means and their charter.
But, at this point who gets the blame is irrelevant-Blanco has to be taken out of the chain of command.