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To: combjelly who wrote (248737)	9/2/2005 2:48:07 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574002

"I'm talking from my own personal point-of-view. All I see is what the media reports." What ever. The fact of the matter is that in the recent past, we have always pre-positioned men, equipment and supplies so they could be moved in as soon as possible. So what do we do when a large hurricane heads for a place where we know can cause a huge disaster? We sit on our hands for days. There might be a reasonable explanation, but I fail to see what it could be. You hold a hammer in your hand, fingers down, and open your hand. It is reasonable to expect the hammer to fall. It isn't reasonable to expect the hammer to float upwards. So why did we expect the hammer to float? The ships bringing supplies did not leave VA until Tuesday. One didn't leave until yesterday and still has to pick up helicopters in FLA. Why couldn't those ships have left last week and moved into the Gulf behind Katrina? It boggles the mind the level of bungling. You expect problems and you want to be patient with the disaster people because its not an easy job.......but this stuff is just plain outrageous and can not be ignored. And the cost has been huge. ted

To: combjelly who wrote (248737)	9/2/2005 3:15:14 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574002

CJ, There might be a reasonable explanation, but I fail to see what it could be. Boy, if planning for disasters is as easy as making a hammer fall, anyone could do it. I will agree, though, that the response could have been better. Beyond that, it's way too soon to be pointing fingers at anybody. I understand the need to vent, but adding to the frustration only hinders efforts. Tenchusatsu