if it werent for our military capabilities right now, we could be smashed apart and eaten like a ripe melon by at least a handful of willing countries. thats a pretty good reason to like them no matter what else is going on.
its no secret, half of our population is dead weight in an emergency. its incredible how disabled we are. there is not enough able-bodied people to move everybody and everything at the same time. i already know what the plans are for evac in penitentiaries. they are to extinguish them in place and move on. they cant be taken along and they cant be given to the enemy as potential soldiers. imagine what plans there are for rest homes (think katrina), hospitals, public housing, shelters - you name it. if you cant get up and motivate yourself out of harms way, then you are likely to get left behind.