> It's very obvious they had NO (zero, nada, zilch) real plan or planning capability.
Anyone who choses to even live in a below-sea-level city surrounded by water already brings to the table an amazing capacity for self-deception. And not only at the political level, but I just heard a guy on Scarborough Country (MSNBC) talking about his wife stranded at one of the hospitals. He said they had the generator IN THE BASEMENT. I can think of few strategic plans more foolish than this.
Naturally, it failed at the first hint of flooding.
We saw in NYC on 911 a great city organization, refined by such planning.
Did they have a plan for two heavy fuel-loaded airliners flying into the WTC towers? Of course not! But they had all the organizational capability and resources that a long program of active planning gave them. And once so trained in dealing with all the various contigencies people come up with in doing active planning, they had no problem applying all that strength, that strength of preparedness, coordination and intellect. They behaved like adults.