Katrina has proven just how poorly prepared this country is for a natural disaster. A warning that a hurricane was descending on a community that is 20 feet below sea level brought not near eneough efforts to evcuate those that could not get out on their own.
People tried to hold on and could not.
Now we have a federal gov't that has shown just how ill prepared they are to respond and feed and shelter and provide needed medical care immediately to the scene.
Almost all of our solid military resources are devoted to a war in Iraq we are not even trying to win and we are relying on reserves and national guard & officers & firefighters to volunteer to respond.
Every state shoudl have a pool of police and fire and medical personnel listed that are prepared to go to a disaster in this country on a few hours notice.
They should be released from duties and paid their reg pay while assisting with crime prevention, fire fighting & medical needs.
I hope the federal gov't has learned from this.
People tried to hold on and could not.
Now we have a federal gov't that has shown just how ill prepared they are to respond and feed and shelter and provide needed medical care immediately to the scene.
Almost all of our solid military resources are devoted to a war in Iraq we are not even trying to win and we are relying on reserves and national guard & officers & firefighters to volunteer to respond.
Every state shoudl have a pool of police and fire and medical personnel listed that are prepared to go to a disaster in this country on a few hours notice.
They should be released from duties and paid their reg pay while assisting with crime prevention, fire fighting & medical needs.
I hope the federal gov't has learned from this.
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