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richardhutnik said:

Ok, so if this is the case, then why is the military the ONLY thing that the federal government is more competent doing than leaving it to the states, and private citizens?  Why yes to military and no to say, FEMA?


While it is somewhat of a different point of view than many would have to this question, the federal government has a responsibility to provide an effective military services and one of the responsibilities of the military services would be to aid local authorities in the event of an emergency; regardless of whether this emergency is a natural disaster, large scale accident, terrorist attack or act of war.

While I can’t say that I’m too familiar with FEMA, the problem with similar organizations is that they add unnecessary complexity to a situation for little or no benefit.