Except for the Evacuation of 1.25 million people from New Orleans in less than 48 hours over two roads, everyone else failed.
And your evidence that everything that FEMA did failed is what exactly?
Your intuition?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477255/posts
But don't the the facts ruin your feelings about this.
http://www.fema.gov/library/dproc.shtm
The Major Disaster Process
A Major Disaster Declaration usually follows these steps:
Local Government Responds, supplemented by neighboring communities and volunteer agencies. If overwhelmed, turn to the state for assistance;
The State Responds with state resources, such as the National Guard and state agencies;
Damage Assessment by local, state, federal, and volunteer organizations determines losses and recovery needs;
A Major Disaster Declaration is requested by the governor, based on the damage assessment, and an agreement to commit state funds and resources to the long-term recovery;
FEMA Evaluates the request and recommends action to the White House based on the disaster, the local community and the state's ability to recover;
The President approves the request or FEMA informs the governor it has been denied. This decision process could take a few hours or several weeks depending on the nature of the disaster.