National Guardsmen Pour Into Louisiana
Sep 2, 11:00 AM (ET)
By ALLEN G. BREED

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Thousands of National Guardsmen with food, water and weapons streamed into Louisiana on Friday to bring relief to New Orleans' suffering multitudes and put down the looting and violence. "The cavalry is and will continue to arrive," said one general.
The assurances came amid blistering criticism from the mayor and others who said the federal government had bungled the relief effort and let people die in the streets for lack of food, water or medicine.

In Washington, President Bush admitted "the results are not acceptable" and pledged to bolster the relief efforts with a personal trip to the Gulf Coast on Friday.

"We'll get on top of this situation," he said before setting out, "and we're going to help the people that need help."

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