The Katrina non-response has irrevocably damaged National Security

[Walt Starr]

Every enemy of the United States has seen that we are unable to deal with a catstrophe adn that our non-response will actually make matters worse.

We are more at danger from a terrorist attack now than we have been in our entire history.

[Zenlitened]

1. Sadly, you're right. :(

:scared:

[Roxy66]

2. They just had a report on CNN about the Worlds Reaction

The world is appauled..our national security is horribly compromised

[Coastie for Truth]

3. 100% RIGHT

(I am an NGO Voluntary Responder - Fed response is mediocre; local response - professional and NGO - is fantastic in some places, poor in others).

[GoldenOldie]

7. It's a sad day when poor Sri Lanka offers help to US citizens.

My daughter who works in Moscow, Russia just called and she wanted to find out a little more about what is going on. She was crying and said she thought she couldn't be anymore ashamed than she already was but that this Bush made tragedy has truly made her ashamed to say she is an American.

She and her family have been in Moscow for 4-years as International School teachers. She works and plays beside Russian clerical workers and has told them that she will never again complain about the Russian infrastructure. In Moscow there are no traffic rules or laws and everyone drives wherever and whenever they want. If there is an accident, all traffic comes to a halt.....which could take 2-3 hours......until the Russian police get there and tell them they can continue. To walk the sidewalks you must always be alert as drivers often drive onto them when passing. It is not unusual to have a dead body on the sidewalk and people simply step over and ignore it because to notify the police is to bring undue attentinon onto themselves.

Look at Moscow and then look at what they did in NOLA

[elehhhhna]

4. CUBA could probably mount a succesful invasion right now.

[Swamp Rat]

5. Will they bring food, water, doctors, medicine?

I welcome them to New Orleans with open arms, including Fidel.

[elehhhhna]

6. They've offered all of the above.

I think we're sending Noelle Bush down to inspect the med supplies.

[Swamp Rat]

9. LOL!

First laugh all week. :) :hug:

[elehhhhna]

10. funny, and true:

Castro offers medical aid to U.S.

Saturday, September 3, 2005; Posted: 4:33 a.m. EDT (08:33 GMT)

Special ReportHAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Fidel Castro has offered to send help to the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

At a nightly roundtable program on state-run television Friday, the Cuban leader said his nation was ready to send 1,100 doctors and 26 tons of medicine and equipment.

"Others have sent money; we are offering to save lives," he said.

Castro -- an enemy of U.S. President George W. Bush and frequent subject of condemnation from the White House -- said he would not comment on the U.S. government's response to the tragedy because "this is not the time to kick an adversary -- while he's down."
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/03/katrina.castro/

[despairing optimist]

8. NYC is one giant window of opportunity waiting for an incoming brick

Nothing like a bucket, or a few billion gallons, of cold water to wake a country up. I think an aroused, angry, defiant American public wasn't part of the neocon plan. If there is a terrorist attack in the coming days and weeks, I hardly think Bush will be in the same position he was four years ago to pick up a bullhorn on a mound of rubble and get many people to buy his bill of goods.

But to return to the point about being more at risk now than ever before: yes, it's certainly true. It's also true that the American public no longer trusts Bush, and that's bad news for him and his agenda. How does that make us more secure? We know that what we need to do to protect ourselves requires marginalizing the president and putting pressure on Congress. Congress was already going its own way after the last election, and after Katrina senators and representatives will have more opportunities to go their own way and support their local constituencies. It's either that or face defeat at the polls.

The Diebold factor enters into the equation only if there's a close race. If everyone knows they voted one way and the votes are counted another way, the game's over and hell will break loose. I don't think the Republicans would be so foolish as to chance a totally rigged election that everyone would agree was totally rigged. If they have any sense, they'd take a loss and come back later. If not, we may well have a civil war here. I doubt we will, though.

So while we may be at greater risk for a terror attack, we are at even greater risk of taking back our country and setting things right. No free lunch, sadly.