Re: Military response times

Charles Francis <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>In message <pN0VrGCCK+GDFwic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Oz
><Oz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>Charles Francis <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>
>>>I gather that within 24 hours of getting the order the RAF had located
>>>half a million ration packs and started shipping.
>>
>>Like they had no warning this might happen?
>
>Preparing for emergencies means that is not relevant. Are you suggesting
>that prior to the order the RAF had suddenly undertaken a hugely
>expensive operation of rapidly stockpiling ration packs without having
>been given authority or budget to do so?

Nope, but I'll bet they spent quite a bit of lime locating supplies and
sorting out how they would move them if they had to.

After all even this group has managed that.

>>Not what was being said.
>>What was being said was that it was not as easy as some here imagined.
>
>I never claimed it was easy. Just that the most serious delays were not
>caused by logistics.

Everything contributed.
Personally I don't know if logistics were the most serious delay,
I doubt you do either.

>>Correct.
>>Which is why the order to evacuate was given before the storm hit.
>>
>So there was even longer for the shrub to notice something was going on.

It has been said that he went on TV to encourage people to evacuate.
I forget if it was here, newspapers or on
http://www.hurricanereport.com/

Which I have been reading on and off (but most days) for about the last
year. I note that the deaths due to typhoons have not been mentioned
here, but that would not include berating america so wouldn't interest
you.

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