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Originally posted by ironweed
Don't get all defensive. Here's a disaster plan - mobilize the National Guard, whatever part of our Army, Air Force and Marines that's still here, and commandeer every bus, truck, van, boat and Vespa scooter you can find. Load it will bottled water and slim jims. Drive it to NO. Drop off the food, pick up as many people as you can carry. Repeat as necessary. Do this two days ago. Sounds dumb, right? Insufficient consideration for adverse conditions, cost, etc. Believe me, if there was a will, there would be a way.
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I'm not being defensive; i'm questioning a) why you put the blame (apparently) on teh federal gov't and b) whether your expectations are realistic.
If you look at the maps, basically every decent sized road into NO is at least partially submerged. When the trucks drive in, they meet with sniper fire and unruly crowds (yes, the latter could be dealt with through more troops). Remember 9/11? NYC had prepped with this great command center for just such an event. Except that it got crushed by two falling buildings before they even got going. It's not like anyone could have massed trucks of water and food in Baton Rouge just before the storm, ready to go in.
