Originally posted by no1marauder"Blanco later acknowledged that she should have called for more troops sooner, " is highlighted below, in case you have trouble seeing it.
What would Katrina have to do with it? You're a moron; you don't need the Feds to call out the National Guard for natural disasters - the State governors don't hesitate to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_government_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina
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The response of the National Guard was also criticized. Often the first defense for hurricane-hit areas, the National Guard would often be the first to respond to a scene. While the National Guard is usually activated by state governors, the president also has the authority to call the guard force into action, which he did not do in this event. Critics also claim that use of National Guard to boost troop numbers in Iraq left them depleted and unready to handle disasters at home.[8]
Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) had requested additional National Guard troops to come from other states to supplement the Louisiana National Guard troops, which was done via a request through the federal government.[45] However, the request did not include what the residents of the Gulf Coast would need most in the coming days: food, water, transportation to higher ground, and thousands of National Guard troops to ferry life-saving supplies and medical personnel and to restore order.[45] Instead, she sought access to several federal assistance programs focusing almost solely on the economic recovery that would be required in the aftermath of the storm. She asked for disaster unemployment assistance, crisis counseling, and Small Business Administration loans for the survivors -- all critical, but far from what was needed during the immediate aftermath of the storm.[45] As a result, Washington took over two days to process the paperwork. Because of legal guidelines, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who offered assistance to New Orleans two days before the storm hit, could not send a single soldier until approval came from Washington.[45]
Blanco later acknowledged that she should have called for more troops sooner, and she should have activated a compact with other states that would have allowed her to bypass the requirement to route the request through Washington.[46]
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Originally posted by Bobla45no1 insults everyone like that, try not to let it bug you 🙂
You fired the first shot dickwad, but you wont get in the last. A guy posted his thoughts on martial law, and I posted my thoughts that there was paranoia in that thinking. And then you come along with your crap. You dont even know me dickface, how dare you question my beliefs to my country. Blow my brains out? 😵 Nope, not today, sorry. Too many good thing ...[text shortened]... o live for, like maybe meeting you one day and having a discussion on the blowing out of brains.
Originally posted by zeeblebotSo what???
"Blanco later acknowledged that she should have called for more troops sooner, " is highlighted below, in case you have trouble seeing it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_government_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina
"National Guard
The response of the National Guard was also criticized. Often the first defense for hurricane-hit areas, the Nati ...[text shortened]... d have allowed her to bypass the requirement to route the request through Washington.[46]
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