On 9/2/05 9:51 AM, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, no, no. You're not getting it. It isn't a
> matter of "blaming," it's a matter of getting the
> feds to ACT in a halfway effective manner.
Are you're expecting that to happen?
Fed response to disasters is always the last to arrive. Why the NOLA
officials don't have an effective mechanism in place and channel of
communication with FEMA, et al is beyond me. Apparently they didn't even let
the Feds know where they were telling people to gather!
It's a horrible situation but ultimately those who decided to stay, for
whatever reason, must bear some responsibility for their own outcome. I
realize you feel the Feds should be there at our beck and call, but anyone
who is realistic will know better.
It's easy to micromanage the situation from your perspective in front of
your TV screen but armchair observations are of little help--even if they do
sell papers and boost TV ratings.
> As somebody observed, if New Orleans had been
> invaded by Iraqi insurgents, there would have
> been an instant and massive effort to go in
> and subdue them, or at least keep them away
> from areas where they could interfere with
> the rescues.
Well, that's the military's specialty!
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