From: "Robert G Lewis" 

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 ?


"Mark"  wrote in message
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> 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=10035
81816
>>
>> 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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