> Nick wrote: > OK, so the troops were requested Tuesday morning and started showing up > Wednesday, I don't get it, how quick were the troops supposed to move in? >
Actually federal troops were requested Sat before the hurricane hit. The President ordered the town evacuated and FEMA to coordinate preparation and relief. FEMA complied as did numerous other agencies. Troops were in place BEFORE the Katrina hit. The problems happened when a coordination of efforts was needed - FEMA just fell apart and the directors were totally out of the loop. Consequently nothing happened. Nobody knew what was going on, there was no communication, and no orders were given. The President, for his part, was completely disengaged and didn't see the problem until 3 days had passed. Who knows where Dick Cheney was. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172888 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
