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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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