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| Moonbat Governor: Iraq War hampers Kansas cleanup |
| 2007-05-07 |
| Leave it to a lefty nematode to make an ass of itself trying to score some absurd political points off the very real suffering of its constituents. GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) -- The rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq, said that stateÂ’s governor. Governor Kathleen Sebelius said much of the National Guard equipment usually positioned around the state to respond to emergencies is gone. That is not actually its purpose. She said not having immediate access to things like tents, trucks and semitrailers will really handicap the rebuilding effort. It is very hard to believe that the Kansas National Guard is so short of these items that it cannot provide the relatively small amounts that would be needed for relief in what is, after all, a very small community. There are more than 12000 troops in the Kansas Guard and twice that many regular Army troops at Fort Riley alone. Even a tiny percentage of their stores of the specified items should be more than sufficient for this purpose. The Greensburg administrator estimated that 95 percent of the town of 1500 was destroyed by Friday's tornado. The Kansas National Guard has about 40 percent of the equipment it is allotted because much of it has been sent to Iraq. Note that AP makes this bald statement on its own authority and absolutely nothing else. Where does it come from? How was this conclusion reached? Where are the figures and sources to support it? What journalism school did this fool attend? Greensburg residents will be allowed to return Monday morning to recover what they can. They will be bused in and must leave by 6 p-m. BTW, there are currently no Kansas Guard units in Iraq. |
| Posted by:Groluns Ulomort5343 |
| #13 This makes me sick, I have a number of family in Greensburg including an Aunt and Uncle who, like most of the towns people, lost everything. The family is alright, but I just wish the Dems would leave politics out of this and shut the f*** up. |
| Posted by: djh_usmc 2007-05-07 19:52 |
| #12 IIRC a few months ago it was winter (seems to come around every year, conincidence?!?) and there didn't seem to be too many complaints about missing equipment; nor any from Colorado where they were using front end loaders to feed cattle. Just when you think global warming is responsible for everything, this lameness spews out. PS - the cognescenti already realize this governor is the daughter of former Gov. Gilligan (brought in the state income tax) of Ohio. |
| Posted by: Closh Slealing7392 2007-05-07 19:11 |
| #11 Ok, I'm back Unit Deployment 731st Transportation Company Operation Iraqi Freedom 714th Security Force Company Operation Iraqi Freedom 635th Regional Support Group Operation Enduring Freedom Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 130th Field Artillery Brigade Operation Enduring Freedom Embedded Training Team Operation Enduring Freedom 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Operation Iraqi Freedom Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 35th Division Artillery Operation Enduring Freedom Battery B, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Operation Iraqi Freedom 35th Military Police Company Operation Enduring Freedom This is probably 50% of the total personnel. Most of the heavy equipment in Iraq is "stay behind equipment," taken over from units that are cycling out. It is not packed up and taken half way around the world with each unit. There are exceptions but these generally apply to combat vehicles and aircraft, not ordinary logistics and support gear that would be relevant to disaster relief. In any case, the governor did not name heavy engineer equipment in her list of alleged deficiencies. The types of KNG units deployed wouldn't have a lot of this in their TOE even if they took it all with them, certainly not a lot compared to, say, the state highway department. The kinds of items she did name (trucks, tents, etc.) would almost certainly be supplied in theater and not brought all the way from the Kansas armories. It is up to her to provide the facts and figures that would support her contention, but the media are obviously giving her a pass on it. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2007-05-07 18:20 |
| #10 That would be the 731st KNG, but SSCP is right about the numbers. Saw for myself when they left after Thanksgiving (Thank you Patriot Guard!). Greensburg had elements of volunteer fire/rescue from communities more than 70 miles away there nearly immediately after the tornado. They had a General from KNG there in the morning, Representative Moran and Senator Roberts arrived shortly afterwards. In fact, there was so much help they had to refuse it (had my bunker gear, ready to go). I think Governor Sebelius' comments were delayed because she needed to be briefed that there is indeed Kansas west of Wichita. She seems to be the only Kansan who can't handle the situation. |
| Posted by: SW KS Fire/Rescue 2007-05-07 17:09 |
| #9 Hey mister the 721st. KNG transportation company out of Hays Kansas is in Iraq right now pulling convoy from Kuwait to Anaconda. Second tour mister and they had a 98% volunteer to go back. The one that didn't go was pregnant. |
| Posted by: Sherebmanper Scourge of the Platypi1150 2007-05-07 16:25 |
| #8 Too bad Tom Brown and FEMA aren't available to bring in the unused trailers from Katrina-land......Ray probably wouldn't allow them to leave the state anyway. |
| Posted by: USN. Ret. 2007-05-07 15:37 |
| #7 And what this? A female, too? Yeah. Dem dames is dumber'n rocks. Belch. Hey! My coffee's gettin' cold here, toots! |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2007-05-07 14:41 |
| #6 On Fox yesterday the Director of Kansas Emergency Responce and Homeland Defence, when asked what she needed, said, "We have everything we need. We just need people to stay away right now". Somebody is really playing another anti-war angle here to get more control over the National Guard. Form a State Militia, Kathleen. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-05-07 14:11 |
| #5 You know that nothing stops you Ms. Sebelius from establishing a separate state militia which is not beholding to the federal government for Oh, and by the way, it is the National Guard Bureau which insists that most of the Guard remain composed of combat formations rather than combat support or combat support services which contain the skills that most governors need like MPs, communications, medical, transportation, etc. Those are usually found in the federal Army Reserve. Just because the NGB thinks itself as a co-equal branch of DoD along with the Army, Navy and Air Force, and your political good o'boys keep it that way. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-05-07 13:57 |
| #4 The story that will not be reported * at all * is that there will be no New Orleans style Lord of the Flies re-ennactment in Kansas... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-05-07 12:41 |
| #3 So, neighboring states aren't chipping in? Has she bothered asking? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-05-07 12:39 |
| #2 Another incompetent, Democratic governor, blaming everyone else. And what this? A female, too? So she picked up a trick from Blanco's playbook. And the author of the article, unnamed, must have a better-than-even-chance of being of a similar sex, not to mention from San Franciso. But, just to show I'm not chauvanistic, she was one of the five bestGovernors of the year, according to her website's version of a Time Magazine article. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-05-07 12:28 |
| #1 She is just trying to deflect blame from her incompetence. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-05-07 11:46 |