trobinett
Senior Member
Jeez, the fact that everyone already knows it?
YOU didn't seem to know about IT.
Would you hire a "back up" quarterback that couldn't throw, or an understudy that couldn't act? What good is a "back up" when it is apparently incapable of filling in for the primary?
Thought FEMA, and the military(US Coast Guard)filled in just fine. This was a catastrophic disaster Spiderman, we should be thankful for the assets that we DO have, and the unfortunate, but low lost of life.
The "lay of the land"? Are you kidding? The U.S. Government has the most accurate maps of the entire United States than anyone else, and the U.S. military is entirely capable of performing in any geographical situation provided its given the proper orders, as the Coast Guard amply demonstrated.
I'm a little fuzzy on your point here.
The Red Cross did as well as would be expected, they didn't, for instance, possess the might of the U.S. military and take days to even start to rescue thousands of stranded people w/o food water sanitation or health care. They had some failures, but no one is perfect.
The same SHOULD be said for the others, that put their life on the line to rescue people, that were given ample time, and opportunity to evacuate the area.
Please, elaborate.
This country is turning into a country of takers, cry babies, I want it now, and people that rely on the government from birth till death. What you saw in NO is a result of that mentality.
People need to show just a little self reliance.