Failure

[-Skooter-]

-This is what the National Guard has much proven itself to be.

Both useless, and a failure.

Before you begin to flame, expressing to me "How I hate the military" I will forewarn you now, that you are incorrect, seeing as I plan to join the military (Navy) within the next year.

To stay on point, I'm obviously reffering to Katrina, and the governments failure to appear, or put forth any major effort in disaster relief, until a week and a half later, in which it's practically too late.

Look at it this way:

New Orleans is built on a flood plane, this is where the entire city rests. Given, this is not the first time this has happened, this is by far the worst. I can honestly stand here and say, that more people are going to, or already have died in this hurricane, than in 9/11. How exactly can such a huge fucking deal, be ignored?


I can say, that for such a large and major disaster America and it's government seem to be taking it lightly, seeing as the major issue in any other state isn't the large amounts of deaths that are occuring or the number of lost homes, and children who are being raped, no, none of that seems to be the most relevant, because what other states are MOST concerned about.. (drum roll).. GAS PRICES.

Now tell me, exactly what are the reasons that the National Guard is just now getting there? What is the reason that Bush is JUST NOW making the effort to enforce military action, prevent theives, save people and start the relief process? I'll tell you why... because he's an idiot. He's the president, and now that thousands of people have died, due to his lack of control, and orginization, all he can do is say "sorry".

Now, to sum up the rest of my anger... One of the major details of New Orleans, is that most of it's residents are DIRT POOR. Over 75 % of them do not own motor vehicles, yet we're arresting people who couldn't evacuate the city in time. HEY DUMBASS, it would've been nice if the government would've provided some emergency transportation to help old, handicap, and poor people leave. It probably would've saved a great deal of lives, and kept a lot of families together.

Keep in mind, that I respect the men and women of the National Guard, and Military that are out there doing what they were sent to do. It's not their fault in the least. However, I do believe, that if America, and it's government would pull it's ass together a lot more could've been done about this then there has been.

I'm thankful that assbag can't be re-elected, he is in fact, a horrible president.