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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by carnej1</i> <br /><br /> <br /> Kind of off topic but brings up an interesting point. As a practical observation though I've never understood people who think that a populace armed with small arms(i.e nothing more than AK's/AR's and equivalent) is going to be able to topple the federal gov't. In the 1700's this would have been a practical proposition, but not in the 21st century. A military coup is your best bet (I'm only talking hypotheticals, no sane person would ever want that)...................................................meanwhile back at the rr discussion.......... <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />It's amazing what a determined lone nutter can accomplish with a sack of curtain rods, if he puts his mind to it. <br /> <br />I think that the people criticising the response of the authorities in this case, are taking liberties with monday morning quarterbacking. <br /> <br />It's AWFUL easy, to point the finger after knowing eventual outcome , and finding fault. <br /> <br />But back when this thing was unfolding in real time, that knowledge was not a luxury the men on the scene had. <br /> <br />If they had done nothing and the cars blew up spreading toxic goo all over the cars passing on the highway, the same people who are now calling the authorities morons for overreacting, would instead be calling them morons for not having done enough. <br /> <br />I too think that the agency will be conducting some refresher courses on haz mat response protocols, and rightly so. <br /> <br />but. <br /> <br />I mean gee, all these guys did was close a highway for no good reason. It isn't like they invaded a sovereign nation who had done nothing to provoke us or anything THAT severe..
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