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Article #943Re: Mission Accomplished! Bush Declares Evacuation Victory
From: Chris
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:52
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:52
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"George Kerby" <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:BF49BD0E.2812E%ghost_topper@hotmail.com... > > > > On 9/11/05 1:33 AM, in article 4323b377$0$10631$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org, > "wrcowan1@hal-pc.org" <wrcowan1@hal-pc.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Chris wrote: > > > >> <wrcowan1@hal-pc.org> wrote in message > >> news:432270c5$0$10628$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org... > >> > >>> > >>> Chris wrote: > >>> > >>>> <wrcowan1@hal-pc.org> wrote in message > >>>> news:43210d1d$0$10630$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Chris wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> "Chris" <vscooter@nospam.copper.net> wrote in message > >>>>>> news:43207e46_4@newsfeed.slurp.net... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> "Obwon" <obllOob@att.net> wrote in message > >>>>>>> news:ucq0i1tvt9hhi01hgbp3sag7koenev86lc@4ax.com... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Please Phil, there were offers of help pouring in from > >>>>>>>> all over the world. Bush kept them out by refusing > >>>>>>>> aid. > >>>>> > >>>>> You are wrong, Foriegn aid is being accepted. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>> There was plenty of food and water in NO, it was > >>>>>>>> in the stores that had been abandoned. Obviously there > >>>>>>>> was a plan... To see to it that as many people would > >>>>>>>> die as could be killed by benevolent neglect. Everyone > >>>>>>>> was working hard to keep aid, food and water from > >>>>>>>> coming in. Or do you somehow believe that it takes > >>>>>>>> three days to drive trucks from Texas and Fla to NO? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> The Govenor of the state of Louisiana blocked food and supplies from > >>>>> reaching people trapped at the New Orleans Convention Center and the > >>>>> Louisiana Superdome. Those were supplies had locally. > >>>>> > >>>>> Now as to getting trucks in from Texas and Fla, the roads were not > >>>>> passable. It takes to to map and safe route for convoys to travel. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>> Yeah, it is funny how kids could steal school busses to get people out > >>>> > >>>> but > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>> the government couldn't get military trucks in for three > >> > >> days.....those > >> > >>>>>> must > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> be some damn powerful busses. Oops, I ruined another one of the bush > >>>>>>> faithfuls arguments...damn me all to hell. > >>>>>> > >>>>> Sorry to bust your bubble, but the mayor of New Orleans had hundreds of > >>>>> buses available to evacuate people on. Houston;s Metro offered to send > >>>>> every available bus to N.O. to help in the evacuation of the city but > >>>>> were turned down by the mayor. > >>>>> > >>>>> As for the kid who stole a bus, the question is where was he when he > >>>>> found the bus and where were the people he picked up located? Could it > >>>>> be he originated from an area not as flooded ans the rest of the city? > >>>>> How long did it take him ot get out? How many times did he have to > >>>>> change route? YOu know it is easy for someone who lives in the city to > >>>>> find route out. For those who do not it is not easy to get into a > >>>>> flooded city not knowing which streets are passable and which are not. > >>>>> It takes time to map a route that is safe and passable. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> MRC > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> So you are saying there is no one from NO in the military who knows > >> > >> there > >> > >>>> way around the city? And have you heard of this new thing called GPS and > >>>> satellite imaging? You could find your way around downtown Baghdad at > >> > >> night > >> > >>>> in a snowstorm...so don't tell me they couldn't fine their way around NO > >> > >> in > >> > >>>> the daytime.... > >>> > >>> > >>> No, I am not saying that but the majority of the Guard units brought in > >>> did not know the city. This is not star trek. Gizmos are nice but a > >>> GPS can not tell you what is passible or not. Not all guard units have > >>> the latest GPS systems. Satilite imaging is not something that > >>> individual units have nor is something the Guard units are equiped with. > >>> Further more Saltilite imaging does not tell you what is passiable > >>> (i.e debris or water depth). When disaster strikes, GPS and Satelite > >>> imaging can be worthless wheter you are in Bagdad or New Orleans. > >>> > >>> MRC > >> > >> > >> You don't need the latest GPS....hell the one in my truck could have gotten > >> me through there and it is a retail version. And sattelite imaging can tell > >> you quite a bit about the waters depth...like if all you can see of a hosue > >> is it's roof, then the water is too deep....but if you can see the hubcaps > >> on a Hyundai then it is probably okay to go in there with your $120,000 > >> Hummer....get real and think before you respond... > > > > > > Perhaps your GPS could have and perhaps it could not. When an area gets > > messed up it hard to tell for sure where you are even with a map (that > > is basically a GPS is, a glorified map). Satellite images can not tell > > you much about the water depth. Who ever sold you that bill of goods is > > laugh his but off all the way to the bank. If the water is halfway up a > > building it is too high to pass satelite immaging available to you and > > us and hte grunts in the field if the are ven equipt with that device > > are not real time and are not high resolution. Those are directed to op > > centers not real time in the field. > > > > Clearly you have no clue as to the uses, capabilities and limitiations > > of satelite imaging. You must be using Google maps too much. > > > > MRC > Scooter thinks there are no clouds over the city and he also thinks IR can > see through water vapor as well. Don't disillusion him... And scurby kerby thinks that on a clear day all you can see are liberals....try using your head as something other that a vaccum storage medium... > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ > Posted Via Uncensored-News.Com - Accounts Starting At $6.95 - http://www.uncensored-news.com > <><><><><><><> The Worlds Uncensored News Source <><><><><><><><> >
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X-Google-Thread: 10675b,6c188bf2182624f7 X-Google-Thread: 104ad1,6c188bf2182624f7 X-Google-Thread: feb97,6c188bf2182624f7 X-Google-Thread: 109097,6c188bf2182624f7 X-Google-Thread: 10b82c,6c188bf2182624f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10675b,gid104ad1,gidfeb97,gid109097,gid10b82c,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit From: "Chris" <vscooter@nospam.copper.net> Newsgroups: nyc.general,dfw.general,nyc.politics,houston.general,austin.general References: <1125894045.886073.267790@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <lDTSe.6743$L86.2028@bignews6.bellsouth.net> <dfhfpo$oto$1@panix5.panix.com> <d1ioh11q3rrgnedi588ocf1r2pks8p4opo@4ax.com> <431C5AB9.AE78214@nyc.rr.com> <1125932127.743988.62930@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <9tprh1pnjc9brtg7rgstpheccmdf30rv7s@4ax.com> <7josh118c7v99pq24bin7lcdmbp61rgmoq@4ax.com> <431EFF2C.E274656D@nyc.rr.com> <vvhuh1t4d9im9cudfvmok0mm74e2cjrgph@4ax.com> <a9kuh1tgf7ddm8n20il61gmqrnqssit9eu@4ax.com> <ucq0i1tvt9hhi01hgbp3sag7koenev86lc@4ax.com> <43207e46_4@newsfeed.slurp.net> <4320f4d7_2@newsfeed.slurp.net> <43210d1d$0$10630$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org> <432262fd_5@newsfeed.slurp.net> <432270c5$0$10628$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org> <4323a7e1_2@newsfeed.slurp.net> <4323b377$0$10631$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org> <BF49BD0E.2812E%ghost_topper@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Mission Accomplished! Bush Declares Evacuation Victory Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:52:05 -0500 Lines: 187 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.51.101.80 Message-ID: <43250a9f_3@newsfeed.slurp.net> X-Trace: newsfeed.slurp.net 1126501023 216.51.101.80 (11 Sep 2005 23:57:03 -0500) X-Authenticated-User: vscooter@copper.net X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.51.101.80 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!newsfeed.slurp.net!not-for-mail