I concur. The situation is ridiculous, regardless of who dropped the ball.
FEMA has known for a long time that a direct hit on NO would cause these problems, but they are addressing the situation as if it is a complete surprise.
The only excuse for FEMA (the "E" stands for Emergency and the "M" stands for Management) is to quickly provide services beyond the capacity of affected areas.
For example, it has been clear since Monday night that 500 000 housing units for six-twelve months are required. This "city" will require water, food, hospitals, clinics, police, and fire protection.
Where is it going to be constructed, by whom, and for how much?
FEMA's job is not happyface press conferences to talk about federal-state or federal-local partnerships.
If FEMA is not creating the resources necessary for this massive humanitarian and refugee crisis, FEMA should be dissolved.