| Topic List | Page List: 1 |
|---|---|
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 130: Playing the Victims |
| HaRRicH 09/02/17 9:36:23 AM #123: | Got some conflicting reports on how military deployment in Harvey compares with Katrina. On this article from Tuesday focusing on this issue: https://federalnewsradio.com/defense/2017/08/military-response-to-hurricane-harvey-could-reach-katrina-proportions/ At the height of Hurricane Katrina there were 50,000 National Guard troops deployed and 20,000 active duty. Witham said he anticipates the situation will be similar for Houston. The state of Texas has already called up its full National Guard force of 12,000 troops. The state has 19,000 total troops, but 7,000 are either just coming off of a deployment or are currently deployed in other areas. Whereas from this article yesterday about the Pentagon having their numbers wrong: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/348902-pentagon-miscounted-troops-deployed-for-harvey-relief-report?amp U.S. Northern Command said Thursday that the U.S. military had deployed more than 6,300 active-duty troops but had actually only deployed 1,638 as of 7 a.m. Friday. --- Posted using GameFlux Get it now for Android from Google Play! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
| Topic List | Page List: 1 |