Posted on Oct 11, 2015
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I was thinking the other day during my Joint course, America seems to have no issue injecting itself into other countries in support of internal conflict or humanitarian aid. Agreed, a lot of that has to do with our National Strategy. So, what would happen if there was an uprising in the US where we had to declare martial law, if a nation invaded us (Red Dawn), or a series of disasters happened simultaneously where we couldn’t handle the problem (another Hurricane Sandy with a California earthquake and Yosemite exploding). Would we allow external help from say, England, France, Japan, or even Russia to come in to provide help? On the other hand, would we be too prideful or arrogant to say no, we can do this on our own. Just things I think about…
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Sure! As many illegals as we let in, why would this be any different??? THis would be a great opportunity for our government to facilitate the entry of illegals even further... smdh...
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We've longstanding agreements with the Commonwealth Countries. Specifically Canada, Britain, Australia.
The major issue is that anything that can knock America on it's proverbial tail, with our size and resources... what is it going to do the Combined Commonwealth at "half" (closer to one third) our size?
We just dwarf everyone else. To the extent it's not even funny. World's biggest Air Force: USAF. World's 2nd biggest Air Force: US Navy. More Aircraft Carriers than everyone else combined (this might no longer be true, but give us a couple more years). The only Nations that can compete/rival us would really result in everyone glowing in the dark if we needed to call in help.
Now, if it was a natural disaster, our size is our greatest ally. It's just hard to hit a country this big that hard. Katrina was BIG, but it was "localized" if that makes sense.
The major issue is that anything that can knock America on it's proverbial tail, with our size and resources... what is it going to do the Combined Commonwealth at "half" (closer to one third) our size?
We just dwarf everyone else. To the extent it's not even funny. World's biggest Air Force: USAF. World's 2nd biggest Air Force: US Navy. More Aircraft Carriers than everyone else combined (this might no longer be true, but give us a couple more years). The only Nations that can compete/rival us would really result in everyone glowing in the dark if we needed to call in help.
Now, if it was a natural disaster, our size is our greatest ally. It's just hard to hit a country this big that hard. Katrina was BIG, but it was "localized" if that makes sense.
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SFC Mark Merino
Depending on the magnitude of the event I pray we are not that thick headed. With Hurricane Katrina we should have begged Japan for their insight on how to handle a situation like that instead of pretending that we had everything in place to respond quickly. Japan has natural disaster responses down to an art form. Countries who come to each other's aid at times of crisis solidify bonds that are not easily broken. But arrogance is also remembered by the world court of public opinion. When I step in it really deep, I'm not too proud to ask (beg!) for help.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
SFC Mark Merino Remember that much our localized disaster issues has State/Federal powers (10a) issues at play. Katrina actually highlights the States Powers issue. It shows exactly how little Power the Federal Government has to operate inside a State without their permission. It wasn't Federal hubris that exacerbated that issue. It was State/Local that truly did it.
A "better" example, would be the gulf oil spills. Our inability to accept aid quickly, which was mainly a result of our bureaucratic machinery.
A "better" example, would be the gulf oil spills. Our inability to accept aid quickly, which was mainly a result of our bureaucratic machinery.
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COL Johnny Powers
During Hurricane Katrina the Mexican Government sent troops to support our relief efforts. They were positioned on an AF Base in San Antonio and support individuals who were displaced because of the storm.
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On September 2, 2005 the Government of Canada announced it was sending three warships along with a Coast Guard vessel, and three Sea King helicopters to the New Orleans area. In response to Hurricane Katrina. According to the European Commission, one week after the disaster, on September 4, 2005, the United States officially asked the European Union for emergency help.
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