Originally Posted by fusionx

Only 2,000 national guardsmen were provided from the start. There's something like 1,400 coming in tonight, and 1,400 tomorrow, from place like Arkansas and other states.

It's a pitiful response to what everyone agrees is the worst disaster America has ever faced.

The head of Homeland Security wouldn't answer the questions about why so few guardsmen were provided. No one will.

Let me guess - they're all over in Iraq and Afghanistan?

The Mayor of NO has asked for active duty troops. Where are they?

What if we do have a major terrorist attack? A dirty bomb or chemical weapons? What are they going to do, send in 2,000 guardsmen?