WTF? National Guardsmen have no chainsaws to chop

[malaise]

fallen trees from the winter storm!! Which state is that - I'm betting that's a Red state.

Just heard that on CNN

[FreakinDJ]

1. Were sold at auction as surplus

Privatize!

[Jambalaya]

2. Kentucky

It's Kentucky. Got to Staesman.com website. Good article. SAYS FEMA IS NO SHOW. McConnell's home state,btw.Elaine Chao-ex Sec of Labor is his wife, Nuff said.

[Jambalaya]

3. Links to chainsaw stories

Situation dire after ice storm Jan 31, 2009 ... At least 42 people have died, including 11 in Kentucky, ... Smith said the 25 National Guard troops who have responded have no chain saws to ...
www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/01/31/0131icestorm.html - 13 hours ago - Similar pages

DefenseLink News Article: National Guard Responds in States Hit by ... In Kentucky, state officials said about 500 Army National Guard soldiers have been activated to provide generator support, operate shelters in 24 armories ...
www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52859 - 41k - Cached - Similar pages

[malaise]

6. Thanks for the link

:hi:

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. this chart has been removed from FEMA website

but most of the language about it remains.

Jon Stewart presented the FEMA perpetual motion disaster machine on his show back in 2005.




AND....if nothing changes, nothing changes.


DEFUND FEMA NOW !!!!!!!

[SpiralHawk]

4. The Republicon Homelanders 'sent' the money to Iraq to protect oil wells for...

their cabal 'O massively profiteering oil cronies...

[Duckhunter935]

5. Depends on type of unit

Most units do not need chainsaws as part of thier stated missions. It would be up to the state to buy extra equipment.

[krispos42]

7. They do have fully-automatic firearms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC8jnSaCqxY




And high explosives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s72quhp2jkU





:evilgrin:

[TahitiNut]

9. Det cord can do anything a chainsaw can do ... and far faster.

:evilgrin:

[krispos42]

11. I have an old army combat engineer's field manual

It's about 40 years old. Shows you right in there how to plant Comp B, C-4, or dynamite to the tree, then let'er rip!




They also have that Mk19 grenade launcher. Jus' sayin'.

[laylah]

8. *dumbass took them all nt