Re: Not completely OT...

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 08:46:51 -0700, jJohn Klausner

>I like your suggestion for the initial response part (my husband
>commented that _nobody_ does logistics like the military can)...but my
>understanding was that FEMA was for the recovery part. Sort of an
>overarching national insurance company. I'm not understanding why
>they're on the grill for not being adequate as a first responder.

They are "on the grill" because of who the President is.

I
>went to their website trying to get a grasp on just exactly what they're
>supposed to be doing, but didn't find anything specific. Pretty hard to
>hold someone accountable if you don't have some idea of what they're
>supposed to be doing. I'd appreciate it if anyone has found anything
>about just exactly what they're supposed to do would post a link.
>I remember when we had the major earthquakes out here - they came in
>afterwards and were highly praised for their help. But they had nothing
>to do with the immediate rescue stuff....

My system would involve Federalization of the Guard in cases of
multi-state disasters so that the overall Commander would have the
authority to say "yes" and "no" without seeking "by your leave" on a
state by state basis.

Dan is right about the Guard and about the Active Forces view of
Reserves in general. The Navy has been shutting down the Naval
Reserve hardware squadrons because the active duty aircraft (P-3 and
E-2 particularly) are becoming very advanced in airframe age with no
quick replacement on the horizon. So, to support the active force
they have to grab the Reserve aircraft (which are much "younger" in
terms of airframe life). That's kind of like eating your young, but
sometimes The System does that. If you want to assess a blame/cause
you can look to the cooperation of the late Democratic President
seeking a "peace dividend" after the fall of the Soviet Union (and
whose contempt for the Armed Forces was well known) and a Republican
Congress desperate to cut taxes.

Immediate disaster relief is a local problem. If the disaster
overwhelms a locality then the state should step in. If it's a
multi-state problem then the Feds can become involved.

Bill Kambic
.

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