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Feeling Sorry
September 01, 2005
I feel sorry for Lt. Kevin Cowan right now. He’s the National Guard LT. in charge of LA’s National Guard forces, and he was just (harshly) interview by Bill O’Reilly - to note, this is the first time in my life I’ve watched Bill for over one minute. I agree that the state and federal relief actions are/were sorely lacking, and that more soldiers should have been put on alert already Saturday, but what good does it to do criticize and ridicule them now? Doesn’t it work to hurt their morale at this time, the time when they are still greatly needed?
O’Reilly’s questions were pointed and brutal. What right does this guy, and others I’ve read of, have to so harshly criticize the response so greatly at this time? Can’t they wait a bit to put blame on people, and focus on helping fundraise and direct help?
Maybe I’m striving for some extra sense of civility in this horrid situation… Am I asking too much?
I know that there were be hundreds of questions to answer in the coming months and years. One of the biggest should be “Why didn’t a massive National Guard presence (from many states) come in on the first, or at the latest, second day?” But, I still stand by my belief that we should help now and question later.
Posted by paul at September 1, 2005 07:11 PM
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