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If Bush had sent in troops without the governor's authorization, regardless of what happened then, the Democrats would have initiated impeachment proceedings.

The MSM would have headlined every story "Feds Invade New Orleans."

God forbid a soldier shooting a looter. The MSM would have said "Military Slaughter In The Streets."

The governor and her advisors put politics ahead of human life. They set Bush up for blame regardless of what he did.

He could not constitutionally have acted other than he did. You may not like it, but that is the rule of law.

You don't have a clue about all the factors involved in this, and neither do I. I elected a President whom I could trust. I still do.

Has the federal gov't acted perfectly? Of course not!

Did the Mayor and Governor act despicably. Of course! And then had the gall to blame Bush.

Bush did what he could legally do. What else can you demand of him?

The MSM would have headlined every story "Feds Invade New Orleans."

New Orleans is gone. It was gone a week ago. The posturing corrupt Louisiana politicians do not even realize that we can not even give their state away right now.

I suspect a number of the gangsters were killed at night by elite military units who acted without publicity and without the knowledge or consent of city and state officials. The media were basically confined to the downtown area and reported on the crime and misery in the Super Dome or the "Southern Decadence" party by a handful of diehard homosexuals in the French Quarter. The reason I suspect this was the case is because you did not hear much about the gangs and sniping or looting after last Wednesday night. With so many dead bodies around, a few dozen more with bullet holes will not be noticed, especially after a few weeks floating in the sewage waters. Any witnesses who survive will lack any photo or video evidence of the operation, and their testimony will only be believed by the fringe types at Democratic Underground or like minded places.

What was probably done by the elite units was necessary, yet their actions did not adhere to the letter of the law. However, the Constitution is not a suicide pact and there are enough realists in the Bush Administration who know what is the right thing to do.