Terrible, just terrible...

[TacitBlue]

It's good to know that other countries at least offered to help, but I wish the govt. would accept more aid.

[Wing Nut]

There are other countries too - that's just a selection & not a comprehensive list ......

That's just the ones I could remember from CNN...  ;)

[Wing Nut]

BTW, if you haven't heard this interview with the mayor of New Orleans where he literally told the country to "Get off their a$$es" then you should check it out.

[Ivan]

F-16 recon planes to take photo's to help coordinate stuff and maybe search for bodies (has been done before once more)

You never know when your old stuff still is useful... these (R)F-16's have recce pods that date from the dutch starfighter age

[Fly2e]

That Mayor said it like it is!  :o

[Paz]

[stephend]

The situation in New Orleans at the moment is like a third world country. It just doesn't seem like the USA at all IMO.  :(

[Craig.]

[quote]The situation in New Orleans at the moment is like a third world country. It just doesn't seem like the USA at all IMO.

[Wing Nut]

More help from other countries, and I would say this is pretty significant.  It sure shoots holes in that 'us against them' mentality...

Kuwait donates $500 mln oil products for Katrina

[Wing Nut]

1.  I feel it's not true.

2.  Drop it.

[Ivan]

You helped us so we help you... probably with big thanks for 1991.

Won't do anything to oil prices though...

[Katahu]

With that level of violence, it's good that they are putting boots over there armed with M-16s. Let's see how those gangs in New Orleans face off against the National Gaurd.

I just hope to god that this nightmare ends ASAP. I just recently dumped a $20 bill into a donation jar here on base. It may not be much, but at least it adds up to the amount that others are donating.

We are having some of the victims being transported to Little Rock AFB. C-130 are helping out in the operation. Many of my friends who are in the MX Group [Maintains Group] are having to work over the weekend because of this operation.

[Paz]

 I'm getting a little tired of hearing these politicians and "anal"yst's throwing blame around, I would like to hear one of the host's ask these guys exactly what they themselves have done to help the situation.

[Ivan]

Being the first to get away i think...

[TacitBlue]

Exactly, this is NOT the time to start blaming people. The first time I heard someone say on the news that we needed to figure out whose to blame for it, I became physically angery. It's just sad that we live in such a society the we have to assign blame for everything. :-/