[SOC] Our northern neighbor responds

[Neal Enault]

Thank you Larry.  That was very appropriate and accurate.

WA6OCP

--- Larry Makoski W2LJ <Makos327 at worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
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