From: "Mark" 

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 

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
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> Can't help victims if yiur equipment is in Iraq
>
> http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100358
1816
>
> 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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