third-world disaster in 'the greatest nation on earth'
after the terrorist attacks in 2001, bush responded with a resolute swiftness. it was such a surprise for everyone that many of us admired his ability to take a stand, make quick decisions, and get things done. everyone was dazed and he took control. he got a lot of credit for that.
in new orleans they had many days to prepare. they knew the hurricane was coming. maybe they didn't understand the power it would have and the destruction it would cause, but they had to have some idea that it would be a disaster area afterwards. the government could have made some preparations for handling the aftermath. it could have put troops in place for immediate involvement in the region. it could have quickly drawn up a plan for evacuating people and keeping the peace in the subsequent chaos when supplies were low and services shut down.
instead, it took an iraq approach: let shit hit the fan then muddle through the aftermath.
here is an event that, while not avoidable, certainly could have been taken into consideration when drawing up disaster relief plans. plans for reacting to such things. what happens if terrorists discharge a dirty nuke in la or nyc, or even dc? no warning on that, so we'll excuse them a little for not having people ready to rush in afterwards, but would they still be as slow as they are now? it's clear to me they don't have any sort of rapid response team for natural disasters, even when they had a few days to prepare. what do they have for sudden emergencies?
i'll repeat myself here: what do bush and cheney and the administration have to gain from this tragedy. what do they have to gain from higher oil prices, and thus higher gas prices? what do they have to gain, personally, from all this? do you really think that's not a consideration? do you really think they wouldn't lie to us? do you really think they wouldn't invade a country to steal its oil? do you really think a president wouldn't let disaster strike so he can use it to bolster his reputation?
you probably think nixon wasn't involved in watergate, either.
in new orleans they had many days to prepare. they knew the hurricane was coming. maybe they didn't understand the power it would have and the destruction it would cause, but they had to have some idea that it would be a disaster area afterwards. the government could have made some preparations for handling the aftermath. it could have put troops in place for immediate involvement in the region. it could have quickly drawn up a plan for evacuating people and keeping the peace in the subsequent chaos when supplies were low and services shut down.
instead, it took an iraq approach: let shit hit the fan then muddle through the aftermath.
here is an event that, while not avoidable, certainly could have been taken into consideration when drawing up disaster relief plans. plans for reacting to such things. what happens if terrorists discharge a dirty nuke in la or nyc, or even dc? no warning on that, so we'll excuse them a little for not having people ready to rush in afterwards, but would they still be as slow as they are now? it's clear to me they don't have any sort of rapid response team for natural disasters, even when they had a few days to prepare. what do they have for sudden emergencies?
i'll repeat myself here: what do bush and cheney and the administration have to gain from this tragedy. what do they have to gain from higher oil prices, and thus higher gas prices? what do they have to gain, personally, from all this? do you really think that's not a consideration? do you really think they wouldn't lie to us? do you really think they wouldn't invade a country to steal its oil? do you really think a president wouldn't let disaster strike so he can use it to bolster his reputation?
you probably think nixon wasn't involved in watergate, either.
posted by starzero at
10:48 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home