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To: Rock_nj who wrote (36596)	9/4/2005 3:53:10 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361077

Can America marshal the resources to fight battles in Iraq and rebuild the Gulf Coast? A political storm is brewing... msnbc.msn.com

To: Rock_nj who wrote (36596)	9/4/2005 4:20:46 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361077

Domestic Affairs _________________________________ By Stirling Newberry t r u t h o u t \| Perspective Saturday 03 September 2005 truthout.org <<...There will be millions of words written on Hurricane Katrina, and billions of dollars spent. Already, documentation has come to light on how inept planning combined with a criminally negligent ignoring of clear warnings about the possibility of a major disaster along the Gulf Coast. People, even people who are staunch Republicans, have criticized how Bush's response as being out of touch. Many have criticized how the mobilization was slow to muster. What is clear is that the massive reorganization of the Federal Government to produce the "Department of Homeland Security" was, and is, a dismal failure. In the wake of 9/11, the clearest mandate that the government had was to protect the mainland of America from disaster, and to speed the return to normalcy. New York City has wrangled over reconstruction, and designs for the replacement to the World Trade Center have come and gone amid acrimony. Already in New Orleans and the South the forest of fingers has appeared to place blame. The reality is that an entire theory of government was put to the test by Katrina, and it has failed miserably. For 25 years America has gotten by by "taking bigger risks." That's code for buying lottery tickets with the insurance money. It was a short term gamble that by shaving down preparedness, America would have more money to spend, and live better. The bill for this has come due in installments. September 11th was the first such installment, and the long jobs drought recovery the second. Katrina is the third, and there is no end in sight to them...>>