[George16]

The other bad thing about this mess is the Department of State's decision to call the evacuation "Voluntary" but everything was funded by the government. They stopped short in ordering a mandatory evacuation so as not to rattle the Japanese sentiment. We will definitely not look good if we pulll out all of our forces and dependents from the island of Honshu. Right now, the base is like a ghost town according to people who chose to stay. Rolling blackouts are common and so is hoarding of bottled water.

I hope this situation will stabilize as soon as possible so everyone can focus on the clean-up and rebuilding of the inundated places.