"madgardener" wrote in message
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Whenever there is a natural disaster, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean
for example, the world community expects the United States to help.

When a natural disaster hits the USA, the world community is silent.


where are they when the coastal United States needs them now? This
disaster will affect not only the country's economy, but probably the
world's.........ah well, life goes on, does it not? And the hurricane
season is only half over.......

I think I take back what I said, it appears we do need the assistance of
other nations. Given that the world knew about the magnitude of this
hurricane atleast 4 days before the hurricane hit the new orleans area, they
had plenty of time to mobilize a recovery effort.

USN Comfort set sail 4 days after it hit landfall because it took them 4
days to get the crew and supplies onboard. Various navy ships including an
aircraft carrier have been sent to the region, again deployed after
landfall. They're not projected to arrive until the 2nd or 3rd week of
September. A bulk of the national guard from around the country is being
deployed 3-4 days after it was obvious the national guard was needed to
maintain order, and assist in the rebuild/rescue efforts. A better planned
system would have had the rescue crews enroute and scheduled to arrive a
day or two after it hit landfall.

What really makes wonder is that FEMA is part of the department of homeland
security. If this is the best that the DHS can do, after 4 years of issuing
all kinds of threat notices, color alerts and other lunacy, what will happen
when some terrorist manages to launch another surprise attack?

I suppose the sacrifice of lives, property and land was worth it, because
the world is safer from terrorists, cheaper oil and unmarried gay people.

-S