[SOC] Our northern neighbor responds

[Larry Makoski W2LJ]

Once again, America can do nothing right !!!

When the tsunamis hit earlier this year, we were condemned for not 
giving enough, early enough- even though we ended up giving one of the 
largest amounts of aid offered.

Now we're being condemned for not accepting enough.  Before you condemn, 
please consider the scope of the disaster and the sheer magnitude of the 
effort needed to be done to remedy it.  I am not saying that we do not 
need outside help; but maybe, just maybe once FEMA and the Red Cross and 
Salvation Army and other organizations figure out the best way to handle 
things - then we will accept what is needed to get the job done.

As a low level player in our local Office of Emergency Management; I can 
only express personal confidence that FEMA will get the job done.  It's 
not as easy as it seems.  There are many details behind the scenes that 
you can't even begin to think of or even imagine, for that matter!  Let 
the professionals do their jobs - knee jerk reactions as a result of not 
enough knowledge of the situation help no one.

73 de Larry W2LJ