The Texas evacuations are going to include upwards of 2 million+ people. CNN reports that people have been sitting on the road for over twelve hours trying to flee Galveston and the Houston area. With that said, Houston just - just - opened up its southbound lanes to the northbound traffic flow to aid in the evacuation down there, and also lifted various HOV restrictions.
This is with 2-3 days ADVANCE NOTICE of a crisis. What the devil would they do if they had no notice and needed to evacuate mass numbers of people from....say, an unannounced terrorist attack? Evacuating from an approaching hurricane likely is no different than evacuating from a terrorist attack, and if we're having this much trouble responding to Mother Nature, I'm not very optimistic about our ability to respond effectively to a major act of terrorism despite the billions spent on "homeland security" to date. Clearly, we have our priorities skewed in this area....more money and attention has been spent on high-tech programs and other initiatives to present the illusion of security (against "terrorism") than on funding the local responders and government offices that would be at the center of any response to a major "homeland security" crisis, be it terrorism or Mother Nature. It's a good bet that our responses these past few weeks have not gone unnoticed by potential terrorists who now see how utterly unprepared America is for major events, and they -- like a growing number of American citizens -- realize that despite the bold Beltway rhetoric to the contrary, when it comes to domestic preparedness four years after 9/11, the Emperor still has no clothes. A most disturbing situation, in my view. -Rick Infowarrior.org You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
