I mean we sent troops or whatever to the tsunami in 1 day and it took us 5 or 6 days to get to a state in the USA
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Just look at the Republicans Party not allowing them to vote today in their own elections. More strategy of the Conservatives to disrupt America for their own agendas. It's all obvious hate to the African American population in America, and a stand of white supremacists. I say it's really sick, and they are after the real estate of Americans through a natural disaster. The levies weren't being repaired just like a lot of African American neighbor hoods and streets in America. It's just another opportunity to repress the African American population. The Republicans, and George Bush are doing it all in Americas face too. Vote these people out of office, or it's going to be the end of Americas freedoms!
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yeah that sucked but we're not at a police state yet. Just on our way there. When bush declares emergency powers in 2009 to continue the war effort we're screwed. \n\nwith the growing threats against us and the administartions refusal to talk to the world unless they do as we say we will lose many ties and any hopes at peaceful persuasion with places like N korea and these lackys will sign it all away to bush's moral crusade.
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Depending on where it's sent,  it could take a couple months.  If it's going to one of the larger FOBs it was usually about a month.  When it goes out to smaller remote places it could take twice that,  going from place to place until it finally reaches it's destination.  It's always tricky,  some packages sent after others will arrive sooner.  Guess that's not much of an answer,  but longer than a week.
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I dont know alotta about those Islanders but we N8tives can kick some serious ass if we need too. Just look up the Oka crisis in wikipedia, there's a strong case right there. The governments mission all this time has been assimilation, and the fact that my people have been able to survive all this time is what amazes me.
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I agree, the day we pulled Saddam out of the hole is the day we should have packed up and left.\n\nPerhaps going in there and saying "We're getting Saddam" had some merit, but this whole "spread democracy" thing was ridiculous.  We don't even have democracy in the US.
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It takes a loooooong time. They dont generally exaggerate a whole lot on the websites. That is based on when it is a busy period, but I think it probably takes a little bit less. Good Luck with the immigration process.
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In the US, Colorado got over 6 feet one day.
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yea its sad.......\nits been 6 years in war already.... and i think this country has been crippled...\n\npeople arent the same any more due to the war...
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4 hours?  Come on, this wasn't even hard...\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=04f86138f898d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
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The soldiers at Fort Campbell have actually been coming home now since July. There are a LOT of people here so it has been a huge ordeal. It takes a lot of time, manpower, and patience to get 20,000+ soldiers home from Iraq. While they are in the process of redeployment they stay very busy and it's hard to get in touch with people. When my husband was on his way home I didn't hear from him much the last week or so - he called from Maine to let me know what was going on with his flights. I know that from the time he got to Kuwait to when his flight landed at Fort Campbell was about 4 days (it was the same both times he was deployed). It is not unusual for it to have been a week since you heard from him. Also, several incoming flights this week were delayed by a few days. I don't know how that affected everyone else, but it may have backed up everyone by a few days.\n\nOnce he gets to Fort Campbell, he will have a mandatory 7-day reintegration period. This is a post-wide requirement, everyone who comes home must go through it. If his flight lands after 6 pm, he may have the next day off (at the commander's discretion) - otherwise, reintegration starts the next day. The 7 days are half days, and the rest of the day he should have off. At the end of those 7 days, he will get a 4-day weekend, then back to work for normal work days. Once a certain percentage of the brigade has gone through reintegration (I think it was 75% for my husband's unit), they will release them for up to 30 days leave. My husband got home at the end of July and didn't get leave until September 18th, so it may be a while. (It shouldn't be that long for the guys who are coming home right now though.) \n\nPlease keep in mind that he will be very busy in the next few weeks. They have a lot to do when they get home, and even after leave is over they will still be dealing with post-deployment things. I am sure he will contact you when he gets a chance, you just need to be patient.
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I don't have an article, but I was listening to NPR last night, and the commentator was saying the evacuation was really bungled due to an organization and communication problem. No one took charge and said, hey I'm running the show, get 2000 buses and send them down, because no one felt they were in charge. FEMA, State & local police, National Guard, all were not sure what the other guys were doing and so waited for overall direction, which never really came.
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Well, there are many great things this country does for the world. Take into consideration how our sucessful econmy effects the rest of the world. When terrorats attack America they are attacking the global econmy. Recently we have removed that filthy vermin Sadam from power. We have destroyed terrorats training camps, we have brought freedom and demoracy to Iraq. We are going to prevent Iran from making nukes. We have always and continue to offer people from anywhere in the world a place where they can come and build a safe home and future for themselves. Our scientist and corporations are responsible for making life saving medicines and life saving equiptment. We are leading the world by example. People around the world are moving here not leaving here. We give millions of dollars in forien aid. I could go on and on. This great Nation is built on the principal that if you do not like the directin our government is going you can change it. So either get involved in politics, stop whining, or move! As for your statment that we are or were unable to help our own people when Katrina struck. People and nations alike make mistakes. Then we learn from them. We are doing the best we can and you can bet we will do better next time. Consider this, would you rather be in the United States when a disaster strikes or in some other country. Keep in mind here in the USA if you are hit by a truck while crossing the street someone will dial 911 and an ambulance will be on the scene within minutes and you will be on your way to recieving the best medical treatment from the finest doctors. We are helping the victims of Katrina, and for that matter we went out of our way to halp the sunami victims also. Taking into consideration the people we have killed.....Unfourtunatly sometimes wars have to be fought, and people die in war. The overall outcome is what must be considered. If 1 person must die to save a hundred is this acceptable? What if a 100 must die to save 100,000? If you could have killed Hitler and prevented ww2 would you have done it? I would have. Death especially from war is sad. Very sad. Any death, even the death of evil people. However sometimes it must be done. The media really brings the war into our living rooms. Most people don't realize that there were days during ww2 where more people died than the entire 4 years we have been in the Middle East. Days vs years. You seem to me as someone who just hates the fact people are being killed violently. Please consider the greater good.
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We buffed the floor with towels, pinned our blankets on tight (then slept under the bed); polished down inside the drain;  polished the bottom of our shoes and were given demerits for balls of cotton on our socks.  Now days they cannot be screamed at; they run in running shoes and get 8 hrs sleep a night I wonder if any of that accounts for the casualties?  God Bless You and The Southern People.
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Patience is something that you will need a bundle of when dealing with the Department of Homeland Security. I applied for a K-1 visa in December 1999. I just became a citizen in March.\n\nOverall, every single application that I was required to make took on average 6-8 months to get a response. The 'hotline' is next to useless also. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the reason for the INS becoming part of the DHS, resulted in a backlog of ALL cases for around 11 months. They are gradually getting back to normal but patience is something you will need if you're serious about US residency. That and the ability to deal with stony-faced, mindless individuals who hate their job and want you to suffer (or so it seems). And for all you natural-born Americans, yes, they're even worse than the people at the DMV!
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It shouldn't take more than 10 days.
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The US has been over there off & on since the first World War.  Lately, we've been over there since 9-11 happened back in 01.
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OMFG!!!   I Wish I had too much time on my hands, I am a Combat Medic serving in Iraq right now, near Ramadi, We are constantly busy doing something, granted yes, we have enough time to rest and relax, but in the grand scheme of things we are in a very high tempo area, everything from 1-2 patrols a day, or an 8 hour shift on an observation post (thats our "down time") maybe sitting in overwatch positions for 24-48 hours... I could go on and on about the things we do here, but to simply answer your question, NO!! we deffinatly do NOT have too much time on our hands!!