The flood arrived and the rest is history.
The true storm damage hit Mississippi and Alabama.
BS! FEMA has known for decades what effect a CAT 4 or 5 storm would have on New Orleans and that the worst possible scenario was for the storm path to be slightly east of the city. There is no excuse for FEMAs actions. We still have three months left in hurricane season, leaving the same people in charge of FEMA is putting millions of peoples lives at risk. What are we supposed to do wait around for the next storm to kill more people?
FEMA MUST BE REORGANIZED NOW!!!
There are lots of good arguments that posit that FEMA should be disolved - it will always be incapable of handling emergencies in local areas in quick time, and it lulls communities into believing that they do not have to watch out for themselves when assuming survival risks that would overwhelm the unprepared. Need I point out the obvious examples as proof?