Da Flag be not flown

[KSGregman]

I can see both sides...I think.

We have our military service people there...asking them to NOT serve under our flag doesn't seem right.

Having said that, though...I imagine New Orleans after Katrina...say for example the Mexican army or the French army showed up to assist in the aid distribution/clean up effort....I, for one, would take TERRIBLE offense to see a Mexican or French flag flying ANYWHERE over American soil.

It's a tough call.

[the chi]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

I can see both sides...I think.

We have our military service people there...asking them to NOT serve under our flag doesn't seem right.

Having said that, though...I imagine New Orleans after Katrina...say for example the Mexican army or the French army showed up to assist in the aid distribution/clean up effort....I, for one, would take TERRIBLE offense to see a Mexican or French flag flying ANYWHERE over American soil.

It's a tough call.

This is exactly right. The only difference is, everyone else is flying theirs but we've been asked not to.

I dont really give a darn either way, but arguing on principle is a way to pass my morning. That and no one else played Devils advocate yet.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

I can see both sides...I think.

We have our military service people there...asking them to NOT serve under our flag doesn't seem right.

Having said that, though...I imagine New Orleans after Katrina...say for example the Mexican army or the French army showed up to assist in the aid distribution/clean up effort....I, for one, would take TERRIBLE offense to see a Mexican or French flag flying ANYWHERE over American soil.

It's a tough call.

Our folks didn't operate under a Canadian flag while aiding after Katrina, though they certainly did have them on their equipment and uniforms.

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Our folks didn't operate under a Canadian flag while aiding after Katrina, though they certainly did have them on their equipment and uniforms.

Canadians don't count....I mean, they're nearly the 51st State in our Union. (I kid, I kid.....just winding you up. )

Seriously, George Bush once said during a State of the Union speech that the United States has no finer friend than England....I disagree....the United States has no finer friend than Canada...and that is a FACT.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

Canadians don't count....I mean, they're nearly the 51st State in our Union. (I kid, I kid.....just winding you up. )

Seriously, George Bush once said during a State of the Union speech that the United States has no finer friend than England....I disagree....the United States has no finer friend than Canada...and that is a FACT.

I don't think that there are any two nations in the world that are more alike than The United States and Canada, and yet we are not the same. The way that those Vancouver swift water rescue guys got down to NOLA before even most local support people could react was nothing short of amazing.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

The way that those Vancouver swift water rescue guys got down to NOLA before even most local support people could react was nothing short of amazing.

Ya sent a 50 man crew, 3 days after a slow moving hurricane. How's that amazing?

Your base of operations was fully intact, you had plenty of time to setup and get going.

A lot of local support did mobilize and work without base needs. The news liked to focus on the worst (corrupt and disgusting) areas of new orleans that really never have local organization.

NOLA is a big city, a lot of them acted and responded, but all you hear about is the ninth ward and the really corrupt sections of the city. There was a lot worse damage around the city and in the suburbs of the city that had much worse and didn't get any national guard or swift boat crews and managed to do an awesome job with the situation, so saying most is really going out there.

All I am saying is there is a reason why they kept those people as confined as possible in the convention center.

[pauldun170]

I guess we can't just let this go as a common sense thing.
We got get all pissy

[the chi]

Americans must wade through the beauracracy (sp?) before being allowed to help anyone here in our very own home country. We are better at getting in the way of ourselves than most countries I would think.

[Papa_Complex]

[Trip]

I'm glad ya'll volunteered to help, but a lot of areas weren't the complete fail that was the 9th ward.