U.S. won't relocate soldiers for Katrina

[sabra]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5247974,00.html

U.S. won't relocate soldiers for Katrina

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — There will be no large-scale shifting of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan to help with disaster relief in Louisiana and Mississippi, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said Thursday.

Lt. Col. Trey Cate said top military officials are exploring ways to bring individual troops home to take care of families in need without altering the balance of forces in the war zones.

...

"There are lots of different options of getting soldiers back there," said Cate, who is based in Qatar. "We're going to do our best to take care of the troops and their families."

Navy Cmdr. Jeff Breslau, a U.S. 5th Fleet spokesman in Bahrain, said no U.S. warships in the Gulf would be redirected to disaster relief in the Gulf of Mexico, but individual sailors with family emergencies could be granted home leave.

[Borgnine]

1. I have no words.

Just...

:puke:

[Debau2005]

2. Why?

We have plenty of troops in the Caribbean, and Central America. Why not bring them back. We have a base in Honduras, that as part of it's mission is to serve as humanitarian aid. Where are they? It is a 4 hour plane ride or less to get them back to the states.

Why is the military not using the resources that we have in close proximity to the area?

:eyes:

[annabanana]

3. damn

The US press ought to be hammering this.. HAMMERING the administration on this...

[Talismom]

4. What US press? n/t

[Sam1]

5. It is simple

the war comes first!

[leftchick]

6. guarding our Iraq oil is more important than saving lives

think about that murkins.

:cry:

[MADem]

7. There will be eight USN/USNS vessels responding to the scene

With a little tweaking of the watchbills, they can free up a thousand or more Sailors, in rotation, to provide support for everything from cleanup to sandbagging to humanitarian assistance.

Of course, for every LA soldier, Sailor or Marine that comes back from the Gulf for any substantial amount of time, someone has to take their place--forward deployed=priority assignment.

[rocktivity]

8. Well, of COURSE there won't be relocation of soldiers

that would be tantmount to admitting that our commander-in-chump doesn't know what he's doing!

:headbang:
rocknation

[daleo]

9. Killing foreigners is more important than saving U.S. citizens

That's the Bush policy in a nutshell.

[Barrett808]

10. U.S. Won´t Relocate Soldiers for Katrina (from quagmire zones)

U.S. Won´t Relocate Soldiers for Katrina
Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 03:04 PM
By JIM KRANE
Associated Press Writer

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
There will be no large-scale shifting of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan to help with disaster relief in Louisiana and Mississippi, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said Thursday.

Lt. Col. Trey Cate said top military officials are exploring ways to bring individual troops home to take care of families in need without altering the balance of forces in the war zones.

But top commanders are unsure if homecoming service members can yet visit areas stricken by Hurricane Katrina due to flooding and evacuations that are under way.

"There are lots of different options of getting soldiers back there," said Cate, who is based in Qatar. "We´re going to do our best to take care of the troops and their families."

In Baghdad, some 3,700 soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard´s 256th Enhanced Separate Brigade were preparing to return to their base in Lafayette, La., after spending nearly a year in combat in Iraq.

(more)

http://www.mymotherlode.com/News/article/id/D8CBHGR00

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

11. This government is TREASONS to their own citizens

DERELICTION OF DUTY.

This is vile. fucking vile. Americans are dying at home, and we cant bring out soldiers to help them.

[struggle4progress]

13. kick

[Javaman]

12. They won't bring the troops back to the US because...

If they do, the troops will revolt and not want to go back to Iraq.

Nothing like a popular war, huh?

colossal failure*.