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>What happened to all the disaster planning, preparedness, etc.? <

Tell me what you would have done that wasn't done.

This is a scary preview of what one should expect in the event of a coordinated multi-city attack on American infrastructures.

The government will prove to be nothing more than "the man behind the curtain".

"Tell me what you would have done that wasn't done."

I guess DCPatriot (in reply to Blessed, 226) made my point better than I could.

And while this thread happens to be about NOLA, my sister and I were speaking in context of the entire decimated gulf coast area. There are many areas that have not had any help reach them yet.

My question of 'what happened to all the disaster planning, preparedness' was not meant to imply that I had answers. It was meant to express my concern that whatever disaster plans were in place were/are inadequate-- whether a hurricane or a terrorist attack.

I realize, as faithincowboys put it, that "the people of New Orleans are not especially civilized and they are shooting at the people who are trying to rescue them." And IMHO, those who are looting and causing rescue efforts to be diverted instead to law enforcement are culpable for murder. People are dying because of their lawlessness.

As to what I would have done that wasn't done? (Again, totally not the point of my prior post, but I'll play, anyway). For starters--

1) I would have brought in school busses to help evacuate people before Katrina hit
2) I would not have identified the Superdome as a shelter.
3) I would have taken a strong stance on the first incidences of looting.
4) I would have had the folks in the helicopters involved with rescuing people off roofs, also drop water to stranded people that they couldn't get to right away.