[RobbyS]

The scope of the disaster is such that the plan failed to provide for it. This is like war. No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Then it is a matter of execution. Didn't help that the mayor and governor reacted slowly and ineffectively.

[Texas_Conservative2]

The mayor and governor reacting slowly and ineffectively was the smallest part of what they did wrong.

The biggest thing they did wrong was to PROMOTE LOOTING !

If they hadn't ENCOURAGED LOOTING, the violence wouldn't have escalated, and the rescue efforts wouldn't have been impeded.