Foriegn aid for Katrina???
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From: Vancouver
This post may be a little late, but 45 Canadian Emergency response team
members came home today. I do not know how long they were helping out
or what state. I did hear that they were subject to sniper fire, and no one was hit.
Some Canadians are relatives as well as good neighbors.
Russell
members came home today. I do not know how long they were helping out
or what state. I did hear that they were subject to sniper fire, and no one was hit.
Some Canadians are relatives as well as good neighbors.
Russell
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The Canadian Navy dispatched 2 war ships to the Gulf Coast with 1,000 men and both warships are full of food, medicine, blankets, and whatever else they can fit.
I hear of all kinds of fund raising going on in Canada to help the victoms.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio..._20050906.html
I hear of all kinds of fund raising going on in Canada to help the victoms.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio..._20050906.html
Last edited by Habibi; Sep 8, 2005 at 02:35 AM.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050908/...atrina_nato_dc
I think that the rest of the world has stepped up pretty well.
I think that the rest of the world has stepped up pretty well.
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Originally Posted by Habibi
The Canadian Navy dispatched 2 war ships to the Gulf Coast with 1,000 men and both warships are full of food, medicine, blankets, and whatever else they can fit.
I hear of all kinds of fund raising going on in Canada to help the victoms.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio..._20050906.html
I hear of all kinds of fund raising going on in Canada to help the victoms.
Every little bit helps.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio..._20050906.html
4 warships and 1 coast guard ship. they have 30+ small boats with them to ferry the supplies inland as well as 4 helicopters, engineers, etc.
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Originally Posted by thereisnospoon
But, I am furious with "those in power" about this one. They should have known that this was going to be bad. All the signs pointed to an eventual catastrophe. Hurricane analysts were predicting this long before it happened. By Saturday afternoon, 5,000 troops should have been mobilized to Barksdale AFB in Shreveport with MRE's and equipment and ready to move to wherever help was needed. There should have been troops IN New Orleans before the levy even broke.
Instead, our good ol' government didn't even recognize the disaster until Thursday PM. FEMA was weak in responding. Bush seemed to be more devastated that Trent Lott lost his house as opposed to the thousands who lost everything but their lives. What a joke.
Instead, our good ol' government didn't even recognize the disaster until Thursday PM. FEMA was weak in responding. Bush seemed to be more devastated that Trent Lott lost his house as opposed to the thousands who lost everything but their lives. What a joke.
Let's see....storm monday, levee breaks Tuesday, State government asks for help on Wednesday, Federal assistance on Thursday. Where's the delay? The response was slow, but the logistics behind the relief effort are rather complicated - expecially when the entire infrastructure needed to help with the distibution of aid was decimated.