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Lazy Saturday Open Thread | 127 comments (127 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Lazy Saturday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Meanwhile, Bush's Great Iraq Adventure© has stripped the Midwest of the National Guard AND all their equipment. They are a key element in emergency planning and response so emergency managers and supervisors are having to make it up as they go along, increasing response time to events.

Fool me twice...

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jun 14th, 2008 at 12:53:43 PM EST
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Re: Lazy Saturday Open Thread (none / 1)

ouch !!

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jun 14th, 2008 at 12:58:00 PM EST
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Re: Lazy Saturday Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Ah, but the Coast Guard is being sent in lieu of having Iowa's National Guard available:

A Coast Guard boat powers its way down a flooded street Friday, June 13, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

(From a Kos diary. See link for link to the picture.)

You just can't make this stuff up.

by ATinNM on Sat Jun 14th, 2008 at 03:44:02 PM EST
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Re: Lazy Saturday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

At least the Coast Guard hasn't been sent to patrol the Persian Gulf.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 15th, 2008 at 01:09:53 AM EST
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Units of the U.S. Coast Guard were sent (4.00 / 3)

to the marshes and islands of the Iraqi end of the Persian Gulf. I don't know if there are still such units there, but there were for a couple of years.

paul spencer

by paul spencer (spencerinthegorge AT yahoo DOT com) on Sun Jun 15th, 2008 at 02:32:45 AM EST
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