[extropy-chat] Getting AId to people in need

[kevinfreels.com]

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> Well I feel like its complaining about spilled milk,
> but it seems pretty obvious to me. You can't cut
> taxes, fund a $250 billion dollar ground war, AND be
> prepared for disaster relief. Not unless the Federal
> Government is somehow capable of magically creating
> money and manpower. As far as I know the federal
> government is drowning in a bathtub right now. It's
> called the Mississippi Basin. We get what we ask for.
> A little over half of us voted for these types of
> policies, so we got exactly what we deserved.

Are you kidding? Do syou seriously expect anyone to believe this is a
cash-flow problem? They take out loans for this kind of stuff and can borrow
damn near without limits.

> We have most of our logistics infrastructure in the
> middle east to support to our troops in Iraq. Even as
> it is, the logistic support to the troops on the
> ground is suboptimal in regards to certain things like
> body armor and hard topped vehicles for convoy
> support.
> I don't believe there are that many spare C130s to
> drop off any spare MREs to the people affected.

Kidding again? I see them flying around here all the time. INDIANA
>
> I hardly think an administration that can't foresee
> the need for an exit strategy when entering a war
> would have a contigency plan for natural disaster
> during the war.
>