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To: ChrisJP who wrote (40113)	9/2/2005 12:51:34 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I still haven't heard anyone explain why the guard didn't have at least 5000 troops prepositioned. Coulda been done as late as Sunday afternoon when it was readily apparent the storm was gonna hit NO and there were gonna be mass casualties. Just read the posts on the hurricane thread from Saturday and Sunday if you don't beleive the impact wasn't apparent to even the most casual observers....

To: ChrisJP who wrote (40113)	9/2/2005 1:49:31 PM
From: get shorty	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Hi ChrisJP, here's the problem with your opinion... All three of your optimistic "preparedness" plans indicate what the Feds shoulda, coulda, woulda done. Personally, I prefer to take a more active role in the likelihood of my survival. Consistent with that objective, I would have got the hell out of Dodge. ============================================================== Other various responses: SO, if we are in this situation for A WEEK, after the big one, the feds damn well have figured out how to drop food and water on people. Exactly. Sit on your pile of rubble and wait for the Feds to drop meal replacements and Evian. Are single mothers expected to hike out with their kids and enough supplies to live for several days? How about the crippled, sick and elderly? Presumably you missed this part of my original post: This catastrophe has been greatly exacerbated by the large number of people that chose to ignore the mandatory evacuation order. I'm not talking about the old and infirm. I'm talking about able bodied men and women that chose to "ride it out" for whatever reason. Those same people are now sopping up resources that should be going to those unable to fend for themselves. I mourn for the people affected by this catastrophe and I'm sure there have been mistakes made during the emergency response. I'm also disheartened by the the victim mentality that's so pervasive in our society. "The Feds should have done this. Why haven't the Feds done that?" Well, what exactly did you do to ensure your survival? The tragic answer in far too many cases is not very much.