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David wrote:
On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:56:54 -0500, wrote:

www.drudgereport.com I Dont Care about other Countries,I Dont
Care
about Iraq! New Orleans is much more Imporant than all of the
other
Countries in the World.We NEED our American Troops back in
America,NOW!
cuhulin

Nation Building begins at home...

Most of the people left behind in New Orleans
are
Black and Poor...

Left behind or decided to stay?? There's a good amount
of both, IMHO.

If this had been a red State city city full of affluent white people

would the response have been different ??

Nope. Of course, who knows what would have happened
in the breakdown of law and order. I've never seen a
breakdown in an affluent part of town, but that doesn't
mean that it can't happen, either. We got to see our own
personal breakdown of law and order up close and personal
here in Cincy. Took about 2 days to restore order in the 2001
riots, and that was without the logistical nightmare
facing NO right now. When all the police were trying
to restore order in the affected parts of town, several
houses in the "calmer" parts of town decided it was a
good idea to throw huge boozer and marijuana parties,
because they knew the cops weren't around to arrest
them or break up the parties.

Once enough National Guard troops and Army troops
(when they're formally invited in) hit the ground, the
lawlessness will get corrected. Besides, once NO is
cleared out, all the stolen stuff will have to remain behind
anyway. It would look rather obvious if you're trying
to get on a bus carrying a plasma television.

--Mike L.