Now you are saying Bush ordered the mandatory evacuation. Does that mean you support Government Officials forcing people out of their home at the point of a gun?
I don't support the government forcing citizens out of their homes at gunpoint. Then I don't support them bitching about their situation that they have created.
After the disaster they then expect the government to come in and save their sorry ass 5 minutes after the disaster hit. If we have given a mandatory evacuation, AND made resources available to get them out, it should be made very clear that they have waived any claims against the government. They can hire a private search and rescue team to save their stupid asses.
This multi-generational dependence on government created by our politicians has come home to roost. It has come home to roost in a BIG way right in our faces in this NO situation.
"Where do I go?" "How do I get there" "Where's my food and water?" "Why can't I have a hot meal?" "The toilet paper is TOO scratchy" "Where's my free cheese?"
It is too bad that the mandatory evacuation didn't go out Saturday morning. 24 hours could have made a hell of a difference to those that got stuck on the interstate and had to turn around.
To the first part of your comments: Maybe not all of them could have been evacuated, but more than were evacuated could have been. I believe it has been reported that it would take 72 hours to evacuate New Orleans, and I read the President made this request on Friday. Katrina came ashore on Monday morning.
No, I did not say the President ordered, I said he asked...there is a difference between the two. If he ordered the mandatory evacuation on Friday, then the governor and mayor didn't obey his order! Didn't they issue the mandatory order on Sunday and a voluntary evacuation request on Saturday? Where is it written that mandatory evacuation has to be done at the point of a gun? You can verbally order someone to evacuate, and if they refuse; they are responsible for the outcome.
To the first part of your comments: Maybe not all of them could have been evacuated, but more than were evacuated could have been. I believe it has been reported that it would take 72 hours to evacuate New Orleans, and I read the President made this request on Friday. Katrina came ashore on Monday morning.
No, I did not say the President ordered, I said he asked...there is a difference between the two. If he ordered the mandatory evacuation on Friday, then the governor and mayor didn't obey his order! Didn't they issue the mandatory order on Sunday and a voluntary evacuation request on Saturday? Where is it written that mandatory evacuation has to be done at the point of a gun? You can verbally order someone to evacuate, and if they refuse; they are responsible for the outcome.