Text 6924, 150 rader
Skriven 2005-09-04 16:21:30 av Gary Britt (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 6923 av Robert Comer (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Katrina
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From: "Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com>

DHS doesn't have the authority of the Governor to call out the national guard.

I think there is some confusion on who is supposed to do what and when?

Gary

"Robert Comer" <bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:431b5575@w3.nls.net...
> He didn't need to, the DHS is primary control in a state of emergency.
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
> news:431b52b9$1@w3.nls.net...
> > There are 10,000 guard troops at least in Louisiana that took nothing
but
> > a
> > phone call from the Governor to call them out.  They are still waiting
for
> > that call.  Even today the Governor hasn't called.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:431b3ffd@w3.nls.net...
> >> How long would it take to get the national guard back from Iraq?
> >>
> >> Geo.
> >>
> >> "Robert Comer" <bobcomer@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> >> news:431b354e$1@w3.nls.net...
> >> > >I don't see how it could have been otherwise.
> >> >
> >> > The national guard should have been there almost from the beginning
> > (just
> >> > after the storm blew through), and they weren't. That enough to say
> >> > that
> >> it
> >> > should have been otherwise.
> >> >
> >> > I don't know why they weren't, but to blame the local governments
only
> > is
> >> > bogus because a state of emergency was declared before the storm and
> > when
> >> > that is done, the feds are supposed to be in control. (department of
> >> > homeland security and FEMA)  I definitely don't blame Bush only
> > either...
> >> >
> >> > This all looks like a problem in our homeland security/military
> > structure
> >> > and I do hope Bush goes about fixing whatever the problem is.
> >> >
> >> > - Bob Comer
> >> >
> >> > "John Cuccia" <jcuccia@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:dmbmh15abg1hmb9a7b4p995p3u07t889fp@4ax.com...
> >> > > Well, sure, with hindsight I have to agree with the critics that
> >> > > maintain hat the levee system should have been designed to
withstand
> >> > > Category 5 storms, but it wasn't.
> >> > >
> >> > > To be honest, I'm not sure that 5-6 days to start bringing a
> >> > > semblance
> >> > > of order to an operation of this size can be considered poor
> >> > > performance.    Hell, despite GaryB's insistence that the mayor
> >> > > should
> >> > > have picked up the phone to call his bus drivers to work, it has
> >> > > taken
> >> > > that long to build out an emergencey communications system.
> >> > >
> >> > > I think that the response in the first several days can honestly be
> >> > > called a "cluster fuck", but with a disaster of unprecedented
> >> > > magnitude, I don't see how it could have been otherwise.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:23:35 -0700, Ellen K.
> >> > > <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >>With 20/20 hindsight I have to agree with the critics who are
saying
> > the
> >> > >>government should have brought in buses to evacuate those who
> >> > >>couldn't
> >> > >>get out on their own.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:04:47 -0700, Ellen K.
> > <72322.1016@compuserve.com>
> >> > >>wrote in message <rfddh1t44178t3r0u3ghqmet0ps69dc50e@4ax.com>:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>>Today's paper said 80% evacuated.  I agree that that's really
pretty
> >> > >>>good.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>Sad to read they are looting the Wal-Mart.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:22:03 -0500, John Cuccia
> >> > >>><jcuccia@bigfoot.com>
> >> > >>>wrote in message <0v3ch11t52ph3cutdv8vv1meba0sms6ggh@4ax.com>:
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>>>On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:23:24 -0400, Richard B.
> >> > >>>><TDNBW@barktopus.com>
> >> > >>>>wrote:
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>>On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:27:46 -0700, Ellen K.
> >> > >>>>><72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote:
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>>>The people interviewed were old and poor (and probably black
but
> > of
> >> > >>>>>>course the newspaper wouldn't print that part).
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>>Ellen,
> >> > >>>>>
> >> > >>>>>Having lived most of my life on the coast and having experienced
> >> quite
> >> > >>>>>a few storms and a couple of major ones, I found anyone who
wanted
> > to
> >> > >>>>>leave could, with little ingenuity, get the hell outta Dodge.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>Ingenuity isn't one of the strengths of a lot of the people who
> >> > >>>>couldn't leave.  g. Many didn't even know there was a storm
coming.
> >> > >>>>Hell, as late as the 10AM advisory on Friday New Orleans wasn't
in
> > the
> >> > >>>>3-day probability cone for a strike.  By 5PM Friday New Orleans
was
> >> > >>>>starting to come into the picture, but how do you get the word to
a
> >> > >>>>million people on Friday night/Saturday morning.
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>It looks like about 75% of the population of the metro area
> > evacuated.
> >> > >>>>I doubt you'd do better than that anywhere.
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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