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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (249008)9/3/2005 2:57:29 PM
From: i-node  Respond to of 1572089
 
>>>> The night of the hurricane I said on a chat line that I hope the military is sending amphibious Amtracks to NO. These vehicles can be trucked and can carry something like 14 soldiers. If the President had been aware of what was happening, this was very doable.

The armchair quarterbacks are out in force.



To: Steve Lokness who wrote (249008)9/3/2005 3:10:48 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572089
 
"I said on a chat line that I hope the military is sending amphibious Amtracks to NO."

The Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama National Guard has those and other vehicles specially adapted for operating in high water. But most of them are in Iraq, where high water operation is a priority...