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May 07, 2007
Tornado Destroys Kansas Town
Unfortunately, much of the equipment needed for reconstruction is stuck in Iraq.
Iraq War Hampers Kansas Cleanup
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 Greensburg administrator estimated that 95 percent of the town of 1500 was destroyed by Friday's tornado.
The Kansas National Guard has about 40 percent of the equipment it is allotted because much of it has been sent to Iraq.
UPDATE: Think Progress has the video.
UPDATE: Think Progress lays out the details of Gov. Sebilius's requests for equipment, proving the Administration's slander of her is false.
Posted by jnfr at May 7, 2007 09:06 AM