Why isn't the Government air dropping?

[MiaBellaAngela]

Ok they can't get int to get people out. They can't get in to bring food and water. AIR DROP!!! This is what we do with 3rd world countries. We can't do that here in the USA?

If these weren't poor people left stranded, I think there would be a whole different response (just my 2 cents).

I can't even watch the news anymore because it is making me too angry.
AIR DROP!!! (Yes I just emailed FEMA and suggested it...maybe you can too).

I pray for everyone affected by this. I pray for any PTO members affected also!

[Doc's Sis]

They DID!! Late yesterday on Fox I heard that the choppers were unable to land by the dome because the crowd kept pushing forward, leaving no room to land and distribute the food and water. Thus, they ended up hovering about 10 ft above the people and dropping the food and water down - and whomever got it, got it.

For whatever reason, the people in the crowd refused to stand back and let them land.....and wouldn't stand in line to let them distrubute the food & water.. Then, one lady (?) interviewed loudly complained that "they gave us that Army food and it isn't fit to eat." Well MREs are not gourmet items. However, they will keep you from starving. Our troops have to eat MREs when in combat so why can't these people eat it? No response needed. Just expressing my thoughts that it isn't just the rescurers that are to blame for some of the problems but it's also those needing rescuing!

[Jillian]

so true doc sis.. Mia its not like they arent trying every avenue that is out there..

[AmyLynn]

I think when they air drop in other countrys there are people who give out the food and water. If no one will listen that they need to stand back can you just see the headlines when a water bottle hits some child or older person!! It would kill them!! They are trying!!!

[MiaBellaAngela]

That is not an air drop. An air drop is when the plane flys over head and drop the food/water. Helictopers are trying to bring in things and they are being shot at. I understand that. An air drop is done from higher up in the air and it is done by plane, not helicopter.

Also air drops are not dropped ON people or near people. They might drop the food/water about a quarter mile away from where the masses of people are so it doesn't injure anyone.
This is a military maneuver.

Originally Posted by Doc's Sis

They DID!! Late yesterday on Fox I heard that the choppers were unable to land by the dome because the crowd kept pushing forward, leaving no room to land and distribute the food and water. Thus, they ended up hovering about 10 ft above the people and dropping the food and water down - and whomever got it, got it.

For whatever reason, the people in the crowd refused to stand back and let them land.....and wouldn't stand in line to let them distrubute the food & water.. Then, one lady (?) interviewed loudly complained that "they gave us that Army food and it isn't fit to eat." Well MREs are not gourmet items. However, they will keep you from starving. Our troops have to eat MREs when in combat so why can't these people eat it? No response needed. Just expressing my thoughts that it isn't just the rescurers that are to blame for some of the problems but it's also those needing rescuing!

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[MiaBellaAngela]

Yes I know they are trying but they have not tried an air drop. When thousands are dying anyway you have to do something if you can't get in.

Originally Posted by louis'sgirl

I think when they air drop in other countrys there are people who give out the food and water. If no one will listen that they need to stand back can you just see the headlines when a water bottle hits some child or older person!! It would kill them!! They are trying!!!

[David]

I think it would be nice to see them dropping food and supplies but that also takes a lot of time to setup. When we do air drops into foreign countries the planning takes place weeks or more in advance. I think where this effort has failed is nobody realized how long it would take to get people out.

[adbrick]

I think where this effort has failed is nobody realized how long it would take to get people out.

I totally agree. I think people may have predicted this, but I truely believe no thought it would actually happen. And when it did, they were shocked and overwhelmed. They kept picking up people off the roofs and more kept coming out. I think they thought more people had heeded the warnings and got out.