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  When mother nature attacks, we need to be ready.

  Unfortunately for my next door neighbor, we aren’t nearly as ready as we should be…
  

  GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) — The rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq, said that state’s governor.

  Governor Kathleen Sebelius said much of the National Guard equipment usually positioned around the state to respond to emergencies is gone. She said not having immediate access to things like tents, trucks and semitrailers will really handicap the rebuilding effort. […]

  The Kansas National Guard has about 40 percent of the equipment it is allotted because much of it has been sent to Iraq.

  If we keep stretching ourselves thin for voluntary wars, consequences will pop up in unexpected places.

  And to add insult to injury…
  

  Four Fort Riley soldiers and a reserve police officer decided to do a good deed and head to Greensburg, Kansas, to see if they could lend a hand.

  What happened next would shock most…all five were arrested for looting cigarettes and alcohol from a store in the tornado-ravaged town, according to Fox News.

  Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for the adjutant general’s office, said the five were arrested at a Dillon’s supermarket and were being held at the Pratt County Jail without bond.

  *sigh*

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