Why can't shelters be set up at military bases?

[theHandpuppet]

Perhaps this is a stupid question, but really, there are huge military bases in neighboring Texas. Why are we cramming people, including the ill, into the furking Superdome?

Even Arkansas and Florida are offering assistance, so where the hell is Texas? Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana's resources are stretched to the limit. Hell, Dubya's not using his estate in Crawford -- there's room for hundreds even there.

I would just like to hear an explanation for why our military bases can't take in some of our own citizens in temporary shelters, especially in neighboring Texas.

[theHandpuppet]

Kicking my own post

Because it's at least as important as the 1,000th thread about fricking looting!

[MildyRules]

5. Because it takes TIME

They will get to that...it takes time.

[Tyranny_R_US]

8. *points and laughs*

[theHandpuppet]

9. Pardon me, but that's bull

If GWB personally ordered some military bases in Texas to set up emergency refugee facilities, they'd be up by now.

[Justyce]

1. Texas has many many shelters set up &

housing people evacuating already. Texas also had rescue personnel lined up & ready to go Monday morning, waiting to get in as soon as they could. Orange, Beaumont, Pt. Arthur, etc., have many churches, shelters, & the Ford Park Colloseum set up to take in people, feed them, provide them with supplies, etc., for as long as needed.....

[theHandpuppet]

2. That's good to hear!

Now how are the folks supposed to get there if not by military airlift?

[Nikki Stone 1]

3. I'm with you on this one HP

Still haven't heard from Baldy

[Justyce]

7. That's the problem - a lot of people to

try to get out with limited helicopters/military equipment since most of our stuff is in Iraq, but rest assured that Texas jumped up immediately to help our neighbors. Local reports say they are expecting hundreds more soon and more as people run out of money to stay in hotels, and they are preparing more churches to use as shelters, asking for more donations of food, cots, blankets, etc. I live near a Nat'l Guard base & the reserve fleet -- heard quite a few helicopters yesterday, I assume heading out or getting ready to go -- haven't heard any at all today, so I assume they are over there helping.

[cbear70]

4. I'm with you too.

just don't get it. seems that if they knew this could happen, there would be a massive evacuation plan for the poor and sick.

[Perky]

6. That is going to happen

Everyone is a waiting mode to get some real sens of when they can go back

Once it sinks in that NO is gone. THey will cosntruct the refugee camps and that is precisely what they are going to be.

[Cleita]

10. There was a lot that could have been done about this.

It's not like they didn't have plenty of warning, but the government screwed up on every level and they should be made to answer to it. It seems they didn't learn from 9-11 (a man made disaster) to have a plan for all disasters, both man-made and nature-made in the future.

There is a good chance that Mt. Ranier may blow up in the future like Mt. St. Helens. The city of Seattle lies underneath it. What has been done to get people out when this is about to occur? Anything? They were able to warn people for Mt. St. Helens eruption, so do they have a plan? I don't think so.