On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:25:03 -0700, Dave Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>Good afternoon, Netizens... > >This is not America. This is some other-worldly country, that George W. >Bush, Jr. The government had known for -DECADES- just how much damage such a hurricane would cause if it hit the area. Katrina was a -CAT 5- for at least two days -BEFORE- it hit land. New Orleans was in it's projected path ever since it passed over Florida. Bush had -MORE- than enough time to prepare for the worst case scenario, and he -KNEW- what that scenario might be. Bush could have had troops and aid ready to respond as soon as the wind stopped. Even as the situation deteriorated after the storm, he had, and -STILL- has, plenty of resources at his disposal. There are at least six undamaged military bases within flight range of the CH-53 and CH-46 helicoptors, and CH-53E's can be refueled in flight. So RIGHT NOW there could be a whole -ARMADA- of choppers dropping supplies and troops and evacuating the people. Camp Lejeune has hundreds of amtraks (amphipious vehicles) that the Navy could ship to the coast within 2-3 days, so right now there could be plenty of help -ON THE GROUND-. He could put a price freeze on the price of gas and diesel, or at least make a strong declaration against price gouging and other corporate looting. Since the disaster area covers more than one state he could declare martial law and secure the area. All these things have been done by presidents in the past for other disasters. Bush has done none of these things. So what -is- he doing? Well, he's raking in some pretty good profits from the higher oil prices. And he's begging the public for donations. Meanwhile, Congress is moving on an aid package that amounts to the money that is spent on Iraq for an entire week, and Koffi has pledged to offer international aid (what a disgrace). And now Bush wants to land there, tying up desperately needed resources for his visit, and make another glory-speech on a pile of rubble. Bush is an idiot. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [email protected] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
