Re: Why is the National Guard Not in New Orleans Right Now?


kirks_bi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On 1 Sep 2005 19:58:33 -0700, hughwoodintedslaman@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >This comes from a former mayor of Lawrence. It was forwarded to me an
> >another email list of which I am a member.
> > Comments
> >*************************************************************************
>
> Sure. Here's some. As always, YMMV. IMHO:
>
> So, instead of each person taking responsibility for their own
> actions, we are going to put 100% of the blame on a lack of government
> intervention?


Blame does not have to make sense and the government is not very good
at anticipationg future needs.


> Clearly, the water must be laced with psychoactive drugs, forcibly
> turning the average man into a looting, raping, killing machine.

Either that or human nature is not inherintly good. But that can't be
right so it must be drugs in the water.

> Hey - maybe it's a government experiment. Libby, pass the tin foil
> hats around.
>
> >Where were
> >the National Guard? the Coast Guard? any other military or governmental
> >organizations? Where were all the helicopters? Boats? Seaplanes? ATVs?
> > WHY, IN IRAQ, OF COURSE!!!!!
>
> Remind me again - why would the national guard / coast guard be in
> Iraq?
>
> I agree that the massive troop deployment may be affecting / impeding
> rescue efforts (as per lack of supplies). Then again, you can't blame
> Bush for everything.

Which is why the anti-Bush movement only blames him for things that are
bad.

> If a little water is all it takes to turn people
> to cave men, then there are bigger problems than a lack of helicopters
> and sea planes.

The same thing happened during the LA riots in 92. IIRC it took five
days for the Guard to get set up. We all thought to ourselves 'Thank
goodness men with evil looking assault weapons have come to save us
from ourselves'. And with that life got back to normal.

.

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