Pentagon regarding Kansas: other states were supposed to help provide resources in an emergency

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07358305.htm

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A Pentagon spokesman in Washington said other states were supposed to help provide resources in an emergency. White House spokesman Tony Snow said the administration was doing what it could and equipment would arrive if it was needed.

Kansas Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson said because of the shortage of National Guard equipment, the state was rushing to hire contractors to help clear debris.

Nearly 70 Kansas National Guard troops were arriving in Greensburg on Monday to supplement about 40 troops already on the ground, and some guard Humvees were available to start clearing wreckage, Watson said.

Sebelius said the failure by Washington to replace or return state National Guard equipment deployed to Iraq was "not a very satisfying effort."

[maddezmom]

1. more excuses

:argh:

[AndyA]

2. Another failure thanks to the Bush Misadministration.

Everything he touches. Everything. Past, present, and future.

IMPEACH.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Irrelevant

the Kansas National Guard is shot to hell because bush is a liar. Is the Kansas National Guard available if there is any emergency in Oklahoma or Nebraska? And the penultimate question, does anyone in the bush administration give a flying dog fuck one way or the other?

[Sherman A1]

5. Sums it up all rather well

I believe.

[Neecy]

4. hey, it's great for business!

Kansas Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson said because of the shortage of National Guard equipment, the state was rushing to hire contractors to help clear debris.

I know that Kansas has no choice in this matter, but one wonders if this isn't part of the GOP playbook to make their cronies even richer - deploy the Guard and their equipment so states are forced to use private contractor$ in the event of a natural disaster.

Pity the poor folks in Greensburg when Blackwater rolls into town...

[kestrel91316]

7. Yep. Bushco has privatized another government service. Disaster relief.

[SpiralHawk]

6. "Don't disturb the republicon oil-profits crusade by complaining." - White House Smokesperson

"Your National Guard are Belong to us: the Skull & Boner republicon Brigade of Corrupt Cronies.

"Our cabal is led by none other than the Connecticut Yankee Skull & Boner preppy cheerleader himself,
Commander AWOL.

"So shut up you noisy Kansas American citizens, and allow our elite republicon Nation Building
Profit-Maximizing Crusade to go forward."

- White House Smokesperson

[SpiralHawk]

11. Bush and republicon cronies are AWOL again when America needs help

Where are we now? Pet Goat No. 16?

I've lost count.

Why do republicons and their hero, Commander AWOL, hate America?

[sabra]

12. I believe he was riding his bike this time

[SpiralHawk]

17. Vacationing again??? When America needs a leader? No wonder patriotic Americans call Bush,

Commander AWOL.

[blondeatlast]

8. Town by town, county by county, the Bush administration ignores

the traumas at home while it profits and nation-builds in the Middle East. Absolutely disgusting. I'm glad my Kansan parents aren't around to hear these pathetic excuses.

Kansas is my home, and this is killing me inside. :cry:

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Where have all the guardsmen gone? Long time passing.

Where have all the guardsmen gone, long time ago?
Where have all the guardsmen gone? Gone to soldiers everyone.
When will they ever learn?
Where will they ever learn?

[blondeatlast]

13. Who could have ever thought it would come to this?

Your post has me in tears now (Kansas is my home state and I still love it.)

[rhiannon55]

10. Privatizing the disaster response...just what the Bushies want

Those bastards won't stop gutting our resources until hiring private contractors is the only way we can deal with future disasters.

<<<Kansas Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson said because of the shortage of National Guard equipment, the state was rushing to hire contractors to help clear debris.>>>

Welcome to the future--bring money.:evilgrin:

[rodeodance]

14. Time for all to make LOTS of LOUD NOISE about this! Do what you can to

make it so!

[HereSince1628]

15. As if they already aren't in cooperative agreements.

Federal Equipment will arrive after it is determined to be needed. I'm sure that the possibility will help someone sleep better somehow.

IF IT'S NEEDED???????? Tony, good luck with the cancer, but you gotta be shittin us.

[sabra]

19. Tony Snow is the new "Soup Nazi" - no equipment for you!

[rodeodance]

16. How are states to SHARE when most states are lacking eqip? Katrinia showed us this

[blondeatlast]

18. Maybe if we'd start blaming the natural disasters on Iran, we'd get some help.

OTOH, they might let it come to even more of a crisis--they whole administration is founded on disaster.

[milkyway]

20. Junior: "To the extent we can help, we will." I knew these people were fucked when

bush said it's going to take a long time to recover. The Commander's action plan: pray. "The most important thing now is for our citizens to ask for the good Lord to comfort those who hurt," he said.

http://www.physorg.com/news97680191.html

[alittlelark]

21. I wonder what's gonna happen when N CA has another 'big one'...

....actually, there is no need to wonder - I KNOW what will happen.

[kickysnana]

22. MN: Wildfires; IA Flooding; 100 Tornados that weekend

It is only a few weeks until Hurricane season and I imagine I am missing other state events.

Perhaps we could recap for the Pentagon since they don't seem to know what the hack is going on anywhere.

[maine_raptor]

23. It's all part of the clever plan.

See if the equipment were available, then the clean up could begin. And if the clean up were on going then there would be no pile of rubble for Bush to stand on when he visits tomorrow.


And we all know how much he loves standing on rubble piles.