[JET]

Yeah, we mobilized the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard in 5 days to head over to Iraq. You obviously haven't been in the military. The military is like a huge company, you have to go through the chain of command to get something done and there is a ton of paper work. Then you have to get all the details worked out, provisions for the troops, transportation, etc.

Remember, there wasn't a big problem right after the hurricane struck. It was when the levee's went that things got bad. If you were to bring in all the troops so they were ready when the storm left, where would they stay so they were safe?? We would have had more victims. FEMA is the one that really dropped the ball. This is their reason for existance and they didn't do shit. They are supposed to organize this and have done a poor job. The military branches are acting more on their own.

When someone said the mayor didn't requisition enough NG troops, that is the governor of the state that calls up NG troops.

I do agree that the government pisses away WAY too much money on other coutries. Piss on them until we get out of the red. It is just like I do. If I have some extra money I will toss some towards a charity. If I am broke, F U, it's mine!