Dave Morin - Echo.

Echo.

I echo Tom Peter’s remarks this morning talking about the sad state of response and lack of resolve from the White House.

Presidential security aside, if I was president and that many of the people of my amazing country were in trouble, and simply needed help getting OUT of the region. I’d be down there in a big huge vehicle driving people out, walking through the water (albeit with my security entourage in tow), and helping people get out of there. We have some of the most advanced technology in the world. The fastest helicopters, the most advanced military forces, ships, hummers, tanks, and planes.

This situation fundamentally worries me. What if a WMD event? Why aren’t we there in FULL FORCE.

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Jim Little

“Why aren’t we there in FULL FORCE”?

Because our advanced helicopters, military forces, ships and hummers are all in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are “building nations” there instead of rescuing our own people in New Orleans. Michael Moore has a great “letter to the president” at:
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=183
http://www.bowenfamily.org/blog Peter Bowen

BS – Louisiana, New Orleans they all had contingency plans. Apparently they were not very good becuase this was not in the plan. When they said “Holy crap we need help!” – help was sent. It takes time to figure out where to send people and shooting at the helicopters tends to slow down the process.

BTW – I’m sure you’ve had one of those bosses the in a time of crisis sits over your shoulder and second guesses everything. I have and IT DOESN’T WORK. Let the guys who know what they’re doing do it, but make sure that they have whatever they need to get it done. That’s what it looks like to me. They asked for help and it was sent – it just takes time.
http://www.sylviavaquer.com Sylvia Vaquer

Coming from an island where hurricanes are habitual, help and aid NEED to be available IMMEDIATELY.

Taking into consideration the promt response there was for the San Franciso earthquake almost 100 years ago, I could only but hope that this time history had repeated itself. New York Times had a great article published on Sept. 8 titled ‘Before the Flood’
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/08/opinion/08winchester.html?th&emc=th

If that is not convincing enough wait until April 06 and go to the SFMOMA where they will host an exhibit of the earthquake with various detailed accounts.