Given that they had three days warning and that it was 5 days before large quantities of food and water were deliveredto New Orleans and a secure atmosphere for disbursement was established it seems clear that this was slow - 8 days to get basic supplies in.
Remember while ago when you said this?
To: rdb3
Well I'm too new for my opinion to count much but for the record, I agree with you.
11 posted on 09/03/2005 7:24:03 PM EDT by gondramB
It's not because you're new; it's because you're MISINFORMED.
32 posted on 09/03/2005 11:55:30 PM EDT by Howlin
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Has anyone ever considered that New Orleans should have had 3-5 days worth of emergency supplies inside their own saucer of a city? I only see blame of the Fed response. Never a question of the responsibility of people who LIVE in the path of hurricanes.
Has anyone ever considered that New Orleans should have had 3-5 days worth of emergency supplies inside their own saucer of a city? I only see blame of the Fed response. Never a question of the responsibility of people who LIVE in the path of hurricanes.....There will be plenty of blame for the mayor and governor. In one interview the mayor said he didn't order the evacuation because of legal concerns about liability and that he tried to get a clear answer on evacuation from the governor's office and could never get a clear answer on who was in charge of such things.It's not because you're new; it's because you're MISINFORMED. 32 posted on 09/03/2005 11:55:30 PM EDT by Howlin
But as to the Federal response, some military sources are starting to say they were held up by FEMA. And friends at an NGO have told me that privately FEMA employees are blaming their absorption into Homeland security for reducing the budget devoted to natural disaster.
Link Free Republic Thread - Red tape keeping much of military on sidelines So there is plenty of blame to go around. And I don't see how we are honestly going to conclude how much goes to whom at this point.
But it is clear there were problems with the Federal system so there is no point in claiming otherwise. Better, in my opinion, to emphasize how President Bush's personal intervention saved thousands of lives. But I know that is a very unpopular opinion in this thread.