From: Randy 

Robert G Lewis wrote:
> And a Republican once again makes fun of death and destruction instead of
> raising ANY valid points.
>
> Why are the National Guard and Reserve units short on equipment ? Why have
> the Republicans failed to replaced damaged and destroyed equipment ?
>
>

It gets worse-to restock the Guard will take 5 years, even if the money is
ready to be spent yesterday.


> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:463fbb1a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Meanwhile that Chimp Bush is attending a white tie dinner with a
>> ceremonial head of state -- why doesn't he cancel that dinner and fly on
>> out to Kansas immediately? These f'ing neocons don't care about Joe and
>> Jane Citizen, let them eat wood chips > Iraq and bring that equipment home tomorrow -- call up the C130s right
>> now!!!>
>>
>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote
in message
>> news:463faaeb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Can't help victims if yiur equipment is in Iraq
>>>
>>>
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003
581816
>>>
>>> Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday evening that the state's
>>> response will likely be hampered because much of the equipment usually
>>> positioned around the state to respond to emergencies - including tents,
>>> trucks and semitrailers - is now in Iraq.
>>>
>>> "Not having the National Guard equipment, which used to
be positioned in
>>> various parts of the state, to bring in immediately is really going to
>>> handicap this effort to rebuild," said Sebelius.
>>>
>>> http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6481093&nav=menu188_2
>>>
>>> The problem exists nationwide, according to a Government Accountability
>>> Report from January.  It said the "National Guard may not
be prepared to
>>> respond to domestic events, particularly large-scale, multi-state
>>> events...as efficiently and effectively as possible."
>>
>
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