And to reiterate:
Governor Blanco did not give the order to "use all force necessary" until THIS morning.
You expect soldiers to go into an area without the right to shoot at the looters and thugs?
Until Governor Blanco gave the order they were not in an offensive or defensive position.
Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, commander of the military effort in the Gulf coast area … said the Guard troops were under command of the governors of the four states and that “rules of engagement” on how to crack down on looters and other lawbreakers would be set by the states, not the Pentagon. ...
The Governor has to order the troops in. She has to order the Troops to use deadly force.
SHE HAD NOT DONE IT UNTIL THIS MORNING..
Does it take five days to give an order? Why so slow - this the point and you should be asking it and not blaming me.
Your fellow countrymen are needlessly dying - face up to it and make sure it never happens again.
Those are her voters, she can't have them killed!