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Originally Posted by wish1
Clearly the response was inadequate to meet the needs of all the displaced people. The responsibility however falls on the local government for not providing for the needs of its people by:
a) building levies to withstand catagory 5 hurricanes long ago. (this partisan nonsense that money was diverted to fund the war effort is just that, this problem existed long before the war or 9/11)
b) preparing to mobilize first-responders when the magnitude of the storm and its likelihood of hitting New Orleans became known.
c) calling for mandatory evacuation of the city and outlying areas during the 12-24 hours before the hurricane hit
d) at the very least the basic necessities of life, food, clean drinking water and elimination facilities should have been waiting for people when they were directed into the superdome
These were the minimum responsibilities of the local government.
Congress appropriated and President Bush signed off on ten billion dollars in aid to help these people, which they will need and more. This occured within days of the event, not too shabby for the federal government.
This national catastrophe is being used by the opposition to this administration simply to make political hay and I find it disgraceful.
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Finally someone who got it right!
