All those military bases that this f-ing admin wants to close could be use

[jillan]

could be used to provide housing and BEDS to those displaced by Katrina.

Can you think of any reason why they are not doing this????

[babylonsister]

1. They're not closed yet and still full of people? nt

[MADem]

4. You got it!! Those bases on the slate will not close for a few years yet

[KamaAina]

5. But what about the ones whose troops are deployed in Iraq?

Or what about Ft. Chaffee, Ark., where they put up the people from the Mariel boatlift?

[babylonsister]

6. Deployed troops have families; they are most likely

living in the quarters. I don't know anything about Ft. Chaffee but the Mariel boatlift was in the 80s, wasn't it?

[Mz Pip]

2. Would sure beat sleeping

in the AstroDome.

There must be quite a few bases in the South that can accomdate lots of people regardless of whether or not they are closed.

Don't know why they haven't thought of it. They haven't thought of much of anything that is working well.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[shraby]

3. they couldn't even figure out that people

needed food and water right away, and somehow still haven't delived it in amounts to make a difference in their well-being. How in the hell are they supposed to think about the army bases?