[DMCForum] Re: Katrina Thread (Brandon)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When local/state government can not or will not do what it is supposed
to do, the feds do indeed come in for the benefit and protection of
the citizens. Think of Little Rock.

President Bush himself declared Louisiana and Mississippi federal
disaster areas *BEFORE* Katrina even made landfall specifically to
pre-position FEMA for fast response. Or so the press releases said on
Sunday. FEMA itself claimed to be poised to spring into action as soon
as the storm passed. Again, I emphasize, these were the federal
pronouncements on SUNDAY, 24 hours before Katrina touched land.

Then on Tuesday, the Feds went missing in action...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brandelorean" <brandelorean@xxxx>
wrote:
> Hey Bill,
> 
> The problem here is that it is NOT our federal governments 
> responsibility to remedy this disaster.  Federal response is not 
> supposed to be quick in any way shape or form.  It IS however the 
> responsibility of the State (Governors, mayors, state officials) to 
> have been prepared and to have plans set to remedy such a disaster.
> 
> The problem is they didn't execute them well nor have good plans 
> like Florida did when they were hit with 4 hurricanes in a row.  Not 
> to mention relief after Hurricane Andrew.  The problem here is, the 
> Federal Government is not supposed to have to swarm into the entire 
> state and take over, that's not how our government is setup.
> 
> When it comes to response, the blame lies solely on the State as 
> they never want the Federal Government swarming into their state 
> taking over, but now they do because they don't want to blame 
> themselves whom were truly responsible!  Their lack of preparation 
> is the reason people are living in their own filth.  Granted they 
> had no clue what was going to happen but that's why you always 
> prepare for the worst.  They obviously didn't.....
> 
> And from growing up in Florida, one thing I know is, when a 
> hurricane comes, EVERYONE IS READY.  EVERYONE ends up buying tons of 
> water and supplies to make sure they can live for weeks without 
> assistance.
> 
> During Hurricane Andrew, everyone had enough food for their family 
> to last atleast a week if not more, and that was including central 
> Florida where I was and we didn't even get hit that hard!
> 
> It's simply about being prepared, in which this case the people that 
> stayed (thinking it wasn't going to be that bad) weren't....
> 
> This has nothing to do with terrorism and fighting abroad, it's 
> about the state not doing its job efficiently and taking care of the 
> people they so represent......kind of reminds me of when someone 
> gets pointed the finger at them for not doing something right and 
> they automatically turn around and point at the people behind them.
> 
> Brandon
> Vin 3323  
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > I'm a late comer to this thread, but:
> > 
> > Isn't it possible the federal government was simply more razzle
> > dazzled by the new phenomenon of international terrorism than the 
> old
> > drudgery of natural disasters, allowed itself to become distracted,
> > and now has been caught unprepared for the emergency at hand? No
> > nefariousness, but simply planning for contingency A when it needs 
> to
> > respond to contingency B (which I guess constitutes incompetence 
> and
> > negligence).
> >

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