Katrina fall-out

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Darrel Toepfer wrote:

Pixel Dent wrote:

A good portion of the LA-NG is in Iraq...

Yes, about 25 to 30% if I remember the CNN report. That leaves quite a
few.

So how long does it take to call them up, marshall them together and
transport them in?

I'm impressed they've done it as quickly as they have. I would have
expected longer given the transportation issues.

Keep in mind that our long distance service is out
for the most part. Anywhere you want to call, town to town, etc. is
typically long distance.

I'll do that

How many days has it been since Katrina?

4

Maybe
you're confusing Louisiana with something the size of Rhode Island, D.C.
or New Jersey...

No, I live close enough that there was a good chance Katrina was heading
my way.

I'm curious, why do you think I'm confused about the size of Louisiana?
All I did was report the percentage of NG troops from LA not stationed
in Iraq (at least according to CNN).

You have me bewildered.

Pixel Dent wrote:

You have me bewildered.

Find another place to troll...

*PLONK*

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
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Pixel Dent wrote:

A good portion of the LA-NG is in Iraq...

Yes, about 25 to 30% if I remember the CNN report. That leaves quite a
few.

So how long does it take to call them up, marshall them together and
transport them in? Keep in mind that our long distance service is out
for the most part. Anywhere you want to call, town to town, etc. is
typically long distance. How many days has it been since Katrina? Maybe
you're confusing Louisiana with something the size of Rhode Island, D.C.
or New Jersey...

It has been a week since we up here in IL got word NO was likely to get hit
bad and still the NG is not there in any significant numbers. Doesn't the
military have a better communication system than relying on commercial
telephone. It's pretty sad.

Dave Stadt wrote:

It has been a week since we up here in IL got word NO was likely to get hit
bad and still the NG is not there in any significant numbers. Doesn't the
military have a better communication system than relying on commercial
telephone. It's pretty sad.

Do you think every NG soldier gets a field radio when they sign up?

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:48:04 GMT, Dave Stadt wrote:

It has been a week since we up here in IL got word NO was likely to get hit
bad and still the NG is not there in any significant numbers. Doesn't the
military have a better communication system than relying on commercial
telephone. It's pretty sad.

they had a well done report yesterday on TV here in Austria. The disaster
area is the size of Great Britain, just to have a relation for us
Europeans.
The shocking part was the window dressing made in Biloxi for your
president. Reporters told us they saw rescue and reparation efforts, US
flags raised, on the street the president was driving through, this wasn't
seen before or after. And one street behind they piled up the bodies.
Then they also brought some numbers on poverty esp. in News Orleans, many
people there being poorer than the average, they also brought up some black
and white stuff in a short discussion, very plausible.
Finally they said that you have all the resources you need, there is only
little organisation/coordination.

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