Saturday, September 03, 2005

Katrina -

I have seen the American Military prowess on History and Discovery channel programs. The attack on Dresden and airlifting of food into Berlin when the Soviets blocked the allied sectors of Germany are some prime examples of the ability of the US to use its airpower in an unprecedented manner. Ability to move into any enemy territory with enormous power anywhere in the world is their forte. There is no place in the world they cannot reach, on the land, in the air and under the oceans. But all this proved wrong. New Orleans was unreacheable for 5 days. No enemy fire whatsoever. It is not situated in some remote corner in the world but right in the US. When they could have airdropped food 24x7 and lit the sky up for days, they let people die of hunger and starvation in the street where they convened for relief. Its a Shame. When you had no scarcity of food, transport or money, its an ultimate Shame that can rest the discussion of America being regarded as Super Power anymore. Please feed your people first and they you can attack someone else.