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To: TigerPaw who wrote (36303)	9/3/2005 1:28:27 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) of 361168

Some recent comments from General Wesley Clark - a man who I wish we had as our President right now... tpmcafe.com by wclark on Sep 01, 2005 -- 01:26:33 PM EST It's not clear yet whether or not the deployment of National Guard units from Louisiana to Iraq had any significant impact on the initial response to the crisis. But what is clear is that even with more than 36 hours of warning of the approaching storm, federal officials -- including the President -- simply failed to exercise proper planning and prudence in preparing to cope with a potential disaster well-understood within FEMA as ranking among the highest risks we could confront, namely the damage to New Orleans. There's no problem in evidence in New Orleans thus far that couldn't have been dealt with through proper foresight and preparation. National Guard troops could have been staged; tens of thousands of people could have been evacuated; police could have been pre-positioned to stop looting; refugee shelters could have been identified, stocked, and prepared. All of this was possible. What was primarily missing was the leadership, vision, and will to get it done. I think it's appropriate that states have a militia in addition to the National Guard, but the urge for public service should come from within. Every able-bodied American should seek out opportunities for public service. There are such opportunities available now, through the Department of Homeland Security as well as other kinds of local volunteer organizations which prepare and train for disaster response. It remains to be seen what happened with such organizations in this case. Wes

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