oklahoma tornado and long term intelligence.

We're no strangers to natural disasters.
There are those made by man (bp) and those made by nature (Katrina and the Moore tornado).
They have different effects on different people.
Imagine those who have lost everything and what they need.
Offering to recover hard disks (for personal and business needs) will come later
For now it is a matter with providing a place for people to take what they have left
To make sure people have a way to get together, cell service, housing-both immediate and long term
Then time goes on and the immediate needs turn into long term needs
Jobs need to be rebuilt, insurance claims need to be settled, people need to be buried
eventually life goes on
lessons are learned, but what are the lessons
we need to be mentally and physically prepared to lose everything, although how is that possible.
all of these disasters are preparing us for bigger disasters to come
will we learn from them or will we just address them as they come.
we must both fill the needs of those suffering today
and we should consider how to deal with the needs of those in the future.
One of the questions I ask is can we separate intelligence according to time.
Is there a short term intelligence that cares for those today; a medium term intelligence that prepares for the next tornado, hurricane or earthquake.  Is there a long term intelligence that recognizes dangers outside of the immediate threats but which threaten us nonetheless.
the answers to these challenges are far removed from one another and far removed from what we face today and perhaps what we will face tomorrow.
Thankfully, this disaster was not as personal as it could have been and as much as some others for me, but what of the people in Moore and their families.