Quote:
Originally posted by Chewbacca:
Truly shameful. If my own or my neighbor's house just got destroyed/flooded/ect and/or my neighbors might still be missing or in danger getting a new TV would be the last thing from my mind.
Like I asked in the other thread...Where the hell is the National Gaurd?
|
There's not a whole "Hale" of a lot a ways in there I-10 is gone for the most part, Slidel(sp?) is under water I would bet dollars to donuts the other way in is just as bad. I know your not a FOX news fan but Rick Leaventhal(sp?) left Tuscaloosa last night at 7:00pm headed to N.O. normaly a 4-5 hour trip, unless you're like me a drive the speed limit then it's 6 hours. 13 hours later he was still in Mississippi 75-100 miles from N.O. there are trees and Stuff all over the place. What National Guard there is in the city is looking for people that need rescuing and lives that need saving. Property is not high on their list nor should it be right now. Alabama activated about 800 guard this morning 100 or so to work Alabama the rest to help Mississppi, and La. If anyboby has traveled down I-59 there ain't a whole "Hale" of a lot between Tuscaloosa and Hattisburg Mississippi but trees, same for Hattisburg to N.O. and those trees were looking at CAT 3-CAT 4 winds so the roads are damn near impassable if not completely impassable. They aren't going to parachute the guard in, not all guard are jump qualified. Most area miltary bases are damaged. The USAF, USA, USN, & USMC moved all planes and helos out sat and sunday to safer locations. They have to get back home to their damaged bases before they can fly out. N.O. airports are closed flood waters have a tendency to do that, so there is nowhere any MAC planes can land close by. They can't call the National Guard up in the areas effected there isn't any phones to get in contact with them. Besides they have their own problems to deal with, like where the "Hale" are they going to sleep tonight, it sure isn't a nice air-conditioned home. What are they going to feed their families looks like prok&bean for awhile, maybe some SPAM.
[ 08-30-2005, 11:34 PM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]