[Rhodes22-list] Rummies observation

[Wally Buck]

As always it is hard to figure out the truth. One thing for sure I have 
never seen anything like this. It does seems that many mistakes were made by 
local, State and Federal officials. You can also second guess anyone who had 
the means to leave but stayed. I can't see murder charges for officials but 
it does seem that Home Land Security running FEMA is a cluster f**k.

Did FEMA really send water back? Was the Guard authorization form just 
haning out of a fax machine waiting a signature or what? I am not a big Bush 
fan but it is hard for me to believe that the whole delay was because Bush 
was chopping wood. Local officials let the people down years ago by not 
developing a solid plan. It cost dearly, hopefully other areas learn from 
this.

A nice three days sailing! What a weekend.

Wally


>From: Bill Effros <bill at effros.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rummies observation
>Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:28:38 -0400
>
>Nice try, Ed, but it won't wash.
>
>1/2 the Louisiana National Guard was in Iraq--along with all of their meals 
>ready to eat, and most of their equipment.  (We have now asked your friends 
>in France to send us food and water trucks.)  Walmart immediately sent 
>water, but FEMA sent it back saying New Orleans didn't need it.
>
>The Director of Homeland Security and the Head of FEMA both said they 
>didn't even know there were 15,000 people totally at the mercy of roving 
>gangs within the New Orleans Convention Center at a time when news 
>organizations were reporting about it on national television from the site.
>
>The Governor and Mayor immediately called other states for help, and the 
>other Governors were ready to send, but W. was clearing brush in Texas, 
>Condi was shopping in NYC, -- (August is a vacation month) -- and there was 
>no one in DC to authorize the transfer of National Guard troops.  (You see, 
>the states can't just send their armed militias into other states, they've 
>got to get authorization from the Federal Government--which didn't happen.  
>And why should it?  "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the 
>levees" -- George W. Bush, Good Morning America, September 1, 2005.
>
>The USS Bataan has been moored in the Gulf since last Monday, basically 
>doing nothing.  It can make 100,000 gallons of fresh water a day, it has 6 
>(unused) operating rooms, and hundreds of (empty) hospital beds, it's 
>supposed to have helicopters so all these resources can be made available 
>to people in disaster areas.  It aided Tsunami victims...
>
>PUH-leeze.
>
>Bill Effros
>
>PS -- This information comes to me, not from the New York Times, but from 
>Fox News.  Even Mr. Murdoch has had enough.  It's fine to have an 
>orientation, but it's time to take your head out of the sand.
>
>
>ed kroposki wrote:
>
>>Mr. Rummy, 	You want the Louisiana's Governors head to roll?  But she is a
>>liberal democrat!  Where are your political loyalties?  	You know my 
>>orientation.  The truth is she should have declared
>>martial law the day before the storm.  On the day of the storm she had
>>responsibility to call for not only Louisiana National Guard but also out 
>>of
>>state Guard assistance.  There was another state Governor that said he had
>>alerted his National Guard and was waiting for a phone call (or any other
>>official method of request).  How can you be in agreement with me?  This 
>>is
>>impossible. 	I will one up you.  Both she and the Mayor of New Orleans 
>>ought to
>>be tried for murder.  I request that you be put on the jury.  People were
>>officially told to go to the Superdome and convention center and no 
>>security
>>was in place.  That was a major abdication of responsibility.
>>	I have no problem holding those who accept high political office to
>>a high standard or even just a reasonable standard. 	Why are you on the 
>>list, if I lived where you do, I would have been
>>out in that cool breeze.
>>
>>Ed K
>>Greenville, SC, USA
>>
>>
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>>Thena,
>>It is sooooo good to hear from you. I have been traveling for a family  
>>members wedding and just returned. The highest gas price we saw was $3.41
>>per  gallon. It was really frustrating watching the news and seeing all 
>>the
>>people  sitting around and nothing being done. Some political heads are 
>>going to
>>roll  for this fiasco, starting with the governor's.
>>
>>Rummy
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