Some Perspective on the response to Hurricane Katrina.

[aden_nak]

Let's say that the government had been tipped off about a major terrorist attack. Let's say they had 100% solid, reliable information, at least a week in advance, concerning where the attack would happen, when the attack would happen, and what kinds of damage it would cause. Let's also say that Homeland Security, as well as FEMA, had full and complete access to this information, but no one knew exactly what form such an attack was going to come in, and thus no one was able to prevent it.

If, a week later, the government ws caught completely off-guard and was unable to cope with the aftermath of such an attack, wouldn't that be completely unacceptable? Wouldn't that seem utterly insane, that with a week to prepare, with a week to ready supplies and brace itself for the shock, if our emergency response agencies had absolutely nothing in terms of a plan and no stocked supplies ready to ship out?

So, how long have we know Katrina's flight path again?

[Why Syzygy]

1. yeah but

'we' were on Vacation and have to get on with Life.

Isn't that sweet.

:sarcasm:

That's the 'royal' :sarcasm: 'we'

[whatever4]

2. Further more...

We barely missed this disaster last year. A years worth of grace, wasted, lihop. Along with the funding and the wetlands and the predicted bad season; last year they barely missed this same thing.

Ivan.

Ivan = LIHOP

[habitual]

3. seemed like they just said

"yep, now let's see how bad it is afterwards and see how we'll clean it up."

dumbasses

[ibegurpard]

4. It's not just that

We have know and been warned for YEARS what would happen if a major hurricane were to hit the city. Yet the funding was cut for programs to help shore up the city and the Mississippi Gulf. Where is the National Guard? Half of them are in Iraq fighting for what again?

[Why Syzygy]

5. Fighting for

"mission impossible". What else.

He cannot even ride a BIKE! Remember his last year's vacation when he fell on his FACE .. .AGAIN? Maybe Lance gave him some training wheels or something. I'm so disappointed in Lance, btw for going over there. Can anyone explain that one? Unforgivable.

[OrlandoGator]

6. Tons of research has been done about the effects on NOLA.

This is no surprise to any sane person.

[KoKo]

7. The move has started to blame Gov of LA and Mayor of NO for this....

Bush just congratulated Haley Barbour for "keeing law and order" here in Mississippi, and what a great job he did. He mumbled something else and caught himself which was going to come out something like Mississipi did the job on keeping order that needed to be done." Meaning...the Democratic Governor and Mayor of NO didn't.

Some blathering expert on CNN or MSNBC this a.m. said that the Mayor of NO and Governor were responsible for the disaster because they didn't let FEMA and NG know that they were needed. :eyes:

So...it begins...the politics.

[Toots]

8. Except they had years to prepare and had been doing so until Bush* cut

funding for their preparations. I don't know whether that extra hundred million dollars to bolster the levees would have saved the city or not but we know because of Bush* they never got a chance to find out..