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To: o_zarkman44
"Forget about life as it was pre blast. it will be every man for himself. Every day that relief aid fails to come, people will get more desperate. They will KILL for your food and water. Anarchy will prevail..."

Hysterical, armed, wandering civilians in such troubled, populated areas wouldn't have much of a chance during Army patrols against looters/rioters/feuding folks. The killing efficiency of trained fire teams is awesome and unhindered by fears. Order and peace among many can be restored by few of them rather quickly.
55 posted on 08/25/2006 2:53:46 AM PDT by familyop
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To: familyop

you said "The killing efficiency of trained fire teams is awesome and unhindered by fears. Order and peace among many can be restored by few of them rather quickly"

I know you want to believe that, but recall in New Orleans, after the hurricane, the snipers, the fires, and how long it took to restore order. How much looting took place before the troops arrived? How many days were the people at the mercy of the thugs and gangs roaming the streets? Impassable roads could prevent any kind of response for days or even weeks, especially if devestation is in multiple locations. Considering the botched response for one area a hundred miles wide, what if there are ten disasters nationwide? Who will be prioritized?

New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina should be considered a test response of disaster preparedness. From my view, the government failed to deliver on it's promise of protecting the people. From the top all the way down to the bottom of the bureaucracy. And it will continue to fail because bureaucracy has trouble learning from mistakes and not repeating them. It is very naive to believe that a humvee is going to come straight to your neighborhood immediately after the crisis and save you.


75 posted on 08/25/2006 12:40:12 PM PDT by o_zarkman44 (ELECT SOME WORKERS AND REMOVE THE JERKERS!.)
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