Partisan Politics and Incompetence Revelations
I think I found a hidden gem in what would seem a distraction. This thread titled of all things
"Pre-Katrina Psyops plans for hurricanes" had a very interesting comment among its in fact non-foil recollections of a smart part of the military relief effort in '92. And I read the thing twice I was so stunned (and disappointed in a way;))
What this article really says is priceless: history repeating itself! And no matter which way you cut this cheese, it seems to come up roses!
Partisan politics may have been involved, since the Democratic Governor of Florida apparently hesitated before asking for federal aid. Three days passed between Andrew's assault and the arrival of federal help. Kate Hale, the Dade County emergency director, went on live national television on 27 August with tears in her eyes and castigated the federal government. Some of her comments were:
Now before you read the quotes which could have been from last week, take a look at the fallout and retardation, er, retortation from, ahem, George Bush (like padre like hijo...)
President George Bush contended that Florida Governor Lawton Chiles hadn't formally asked for help. Chiles countered that the need for a formal request seemed silly with the world watching images of 250,000 flattened homes.
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Nightly television news showed American citizens living among the rubble for days. The television anchors implied that the Federal Government did very little to ease their suffering.
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I have always believed that Hurricane Andrew was one of the major reasons that President George Bush failed to be reelected. "
History repeat thyself! Incompetence is out of the bag for the people of this country...
Now read the quote from Nagin, er, Nagin'92(tm) ;)
Enough is enough. Quit playing like a bunch of kids. Where in the Hell is the cavalry? For God's sakes, where are they? We are going to have more casualties, because we are going to have more people dehydrated. People without water. People without food. Babies without formula. If we do not get more food into the south end of Dade County in a very short period of time, we are going to have more casualties!
We have a catastrophic disaster. We are essentially the walking wounded. We have appealed through the State to the Federal Government. We've had a lot of people down here for press conferences, but Dade County is on its own. Dade County is being caught in the middle of something and we are being victimized. Quit playing like a bunch of kids and get us aid! Sort out your political games afterward!
We are all about ready to drop, and the reinforcements are not getting in fast enough. We need better National Guard down here...President Bush was down here. I'd like him to follow up on the commitments he made.
This is the best thing I've EVER read about PSYOPS ... wow!
For the record I think the present administration should have had a an actual plan to deal with BOTH the disaster, and frankly the potential that the Democrats
could use it to take them down. On both counts these jokers are showing the plumage colors in full force this september!
{B^)
Full_Metal_Hat
p.s. is this the silver lining in this hurricane?
<on edit, i was being a futurist, it was '92 :)>
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