Russel Honore Quotes
Keep your weapons pointed down. This is not Iraq.
Russel Honore, Commanding General, First United States Army, Officer finally placed in charge of relief troops sent to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricaine Katrina, Orders repeated to National Guard Troops finally arriving in New Orleans for relief, September 2, 2005
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The “surge” was an increase in the number of troops deployed in the Iraq War at the time as things were not going well in the war. However, the Senator represented New Orleans and the cleanup and reconstruction effort after Hurricane Katrina there was not going well either. Landrieu used the example of the surge in the war effort to advocate a larger effort in New Orleans.
This general perception led the Founding Fathers to place profound restrictions on the allowable role of the military in national law enforcement—a condition that exists to this day.
Ever since the invention and manufacturing of firearms, Bedouin Arabs have prized gun ownership highly. Gun ownership percentage is much higher than even the United States. Over time one or more guns appeared in every tent. With children about, the loaded gun has ever been a danger. Further, anger leads to gunplay in a society where guns are ubiquitous. Even for the gun owner, the additional time it takes to load a gun before using it is a safety valve that allows time for cooling off.
This article was published under the name of “A Lover Of Peace” but is generally attributed to Paine. He was publishing in Pennsylvania which had a large Quaker, pacifist population and Paine was urging them to consider being armed.
Note that he would require a level of education for a citizen to possess weapons. In America it has been suggested that gun training be required as a condition, but the notion of general education is quite different. He was executed for rebellion at age 29. However, a number of his followers went on to leadership positions in the reforms that followed.
Russel L. Honoré is a retired lieutenant general who served as the 33rd commanding general of the U.S. First Army at Fort Gillem, Georgia. He is best known for serving as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina–affected areas across the Gulf Coast and as the 2nd Infantry Division's commander while stationed in South Korea. He served until his retirement from the Army on January 11, 2008. Honoré is sometimes known as "The Ragin' Cajun".
