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Permanent Link More than 3,000 members of the Louisiana National Guards 256th Brigade s erving in Iraq can only watch from Baghdad as Hurricane Katrina bears do wn on their families and homes in New Orleans and the other south Louisi ana communities from which they hail. The deployed soldiers and their eq uipment, which includes high water vehicles, Humvees and generators, wil l be sorely missed as Louisiana attempts to prepare for and recover from the historic Category Five storm. The soldiers of the 256th are due home in October, assuming their tour is nt extended to beef up US troop levels in Iraq for the October constitu tional referendum and December general elections. Mississippi and Alabam a, the other states under threat from Katrinas second assault on the Gu lf Coast, also have Guard contingents in Iraq, with 3,500 troops of Miss issippis 155th Brigade Combat Team serving near Karbala and Najaf, whil e 140 Alabama Guard troops left last Sunday for training preparatory to joining some 2,000 Alabama troops already deployed overseas. Governors throughout the country have watched anxiously as the Guard unit s they count on to see their states through natural disasters have been called up for service in Iraq, in many cases leaving behind tanks and ot her heavy armor while taking with them the kinds of equipment that are m ost valuable in coping with the aftermath of storms, floods and earthqua kes. In a few days hel l be offering condolences to the residents of another; one he didnt cre ate, only stripped of its guardians in service of something he cant eve n define.
Takes fellow people my age and older and puts them in a dead country. He should have left them here to do what they are hired to do. Defend Our country, not go to a country where obviously we are being killed. Bring them back to help us protect and server Our country where they are needed. Home, to help their loved ones and friends get through possibly the worst storm of the year. They would rather be here helping with the storm than being in danger in a foreign land where We are not wanted.
I wonder how many times they can hype storms like this before people quit taking them seriously. You know none of the TV stations will ask why our National Guard is overseasor mention that Bush has cut hurricane aid.
com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20050606/ai_n146 57367 Funny how theres $300 billion available to build roads but they cant spare a measly $50 million to keep New Orleans dry. Lets hope some of the construction workers building that $260 million bridge in Alaska connecting the island of 80 inhabitants to the closest town of 5,000 come from Loisiana.
My outr age is directed at the voters, who after the Florida voting debacle and inappropriate Supreme Court decision, re-elected a person who calls himself a compassionate conservative. Yet ignores the fact that homeland security begins exactly here in the United Sates.
The National Guard dying in Iraq whil e they are desperately needed at home in Louisiana to help battle this storm. Bush and his cronies prove their worthless vision again, day after day.
Oh, I doubt Bush will actually tour the devastation, except by heli copter, where he doesnt have to face real people. Maybe theyll dig up a few Bushbots and stick them in a church auditorium to cheer him and accept a few dry kisses.
From BTC News: More than 3,000 members of the Louisiana National Guards 256th Brigade serving in Iraq can only watch from Baghdad as Hurricane Katrina bears down on their families and homes in New Orleans and the other south Louisiana communities from which they hail. The deployed soldiers and their equipment, which includes high water vehicles, Humvees and generators, will be sorely missed as Louisiana attempts to prepare for and recover from the historic Category Five storm.
It takes attention away from Cindy Sheehan and the bad news from Iraq and puts it on something non-political. As bad as the situation is here, the people of this country should keep their attention focused on Iraq. Too bad some of the money weve thrown away in Iraq wasnt spent on helping the people of the US. Once again, Bush has proven himself to be the master of disaster.
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