Poll, should military take the lead ??

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

Do you think the military should take the lead role in responding to major natural disasters?

Yes- 45% 3753 votes

No- 55% 4638 votes

Total: 8391 votes

Just say no to a potential takeover by Rummy, the crummy et al.



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[madeline_con]

1. The WH "boys" will run roughshod over the law.....

and end up doing as they please.

I hope a lot of their "work" can be undone by the next admnistration!

P.S. it's actually middle right once you click to read the whole story.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

2. Thanks

Even they cannot totally ignore public opinion.

We've seen that.

[win_in_06]

3. Not sure

[tocqueville]

4. the question shows that the US civil administration is a failure

even more amazing is the amount of pro votes.

No European country would even dare to ask that question unless there would be a total collapse of government, kind of a last resort when everything else has failed.

the military are of course a very valuable asset in natural disaster because they have the ability of moving heavy logistics on a relative short period of time. But to give them the lead role is preposterous.
Normal, well functioning civilian services are of course to be in charge.

Of course they have to well funded, equipped and trained. Which means that someone has to pay taxes for OTHERS....

probably the last part is too difficult to accept

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

7. I agree, the question came up cause *

doesn't want to do the work or find those who can.

So just turn it over to the military, just like he has wanted the military to bear the entire burden in Iraq. Fighting, protecting, keeping order, diplomacy.

Let them do it, he thinks.

But it is a very dangerous thing with the current crew in DC, cause then it still comes back to the same people. W et al, using the military as their own personal troop force.

Just say no to that.

[KarenS]

5. good grief,,,,

Do you think the military should take the lead role in responding to major natural disasters?

Yes 44% 4327 votes

No 56% 5427 votes
Total: 9754 votes

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I cannot believe how many folks think this is a good idea
:scared:

[MADem]

6. Especially when if you polled the military, most of them would vote for

"IT SUCKS!!!" The military is responsible for the national defense, not disaster relief. They use the NG in short term evolutions until the civilian agencies can get to the site, but it is not, nor should it be, the role of the military to respond as an active agency to this kind of stuff.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

8. I bet most people haven't thought it through or had it

pointed out to them what the problem, the huge problem, with this idea would be.

[win_in_06]

14. People are witnessing right now how effective

Admiral Allen and LTG Honore' are in LA.

[Pam-Moby]

9. Done

Yes 44% 4606 votes

No 56% 5826 votes
Total: 10432 votes

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

10. Thanks!

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

11. Improving slightly

Yes 43% 5843 votes

No 57% 7630 votes


Total: 13473 votes

[EC]

12. This is so scary on so many levels,

other than just the taking over of the country state-by-state...Why are people such sheep that they don't just ask the obvious, why the guard can't be here and the military there?

I wonder what the test results were of putting Iraqi war hardened soldiers in NO to keep order, were...were they hardened enough to shoot at American Citizens?

[BlackVelvet04]

13. Government has been

looking for an excuse to get rid of posse commitatus....first it was to put military on the border to fight illegal immigration and since that didn't work the disasters are an excuse.

[Mz Pip]

15. Isn't that what the National Guard

is supposed to be for?

We can't have it both ways. We can't complain about the Guard not being on hand to help with natural disasters and then cry fowl when a mention of using the military comes up.

Not everyone in the military is willing to take us down the path to some fascist state. Seems a natural diasater of the magnitude we just experienced could use the support of the military to maintain order, organize supplies and rescue people. They are the ones who are the most equiped to handle such emergencies.

I am not opposed to this just because Bush mentions it. HOW they would be used is worth debating, though.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

16. Support and involvement is one (good) thing

Turning the whole thing over to the Pentagon, ie Rummy, is another.

[SeattleGirl]

17. Done.

It's now 57% no, 43% yes.

[neweurope]

18. 53 No, 47 Yes

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Pam-Moby]

19. Done

Do you think the military should take the lead role in responding to major natural disasters?

Yes 48% 18981 votes

No 52% 20861 votes
Total: 39842 votes

[renie408]

20. Done, but we are losing ground...48% YES, 52% NO

[ncrainbowgrrl]

21. 49% yes-51% no, 54030 votes.

Yes

49%
26699 votes

No

51%
27331 votes
Total: 54030 votes

[Bridget Burke]

22. It's 50/50 right now!

Need more votes....

[WyLoochka]

23. NO - It is un Constitutional

For many very good reasons. How depressing that people have devolved and dumbed down so very much since 1786.

[prairierose]

24. I wanted the option of ....

HELL NO.