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It's disturbing to me that so many are so quick to play the blame game at this time in history. There's a crisis going on, and the last thing that anyone involved needs is to see time and effort wasted on whose fault all this is. I'm sure there is enough blame to go around for most aspects of the tragedy surrounding Katrina.
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Yes plenty of blame; from both sides of the political aisle. I have been disappointed in the timing or limited amount of assistance that has been reported by the press; more has gone on than is reported.
Misery sells and that is why you see more of that. It just got way out of hand in a big hurry. It looks like New Orleans has become the movie set for Escape from New York / LA. The thugs have limited much of the response. However, if the governor and mayor had acted sooner then people could have been bussed out ahead of time. After all, the hurricane did churn in the gulf for days on a direct path.
As for the levees, I have seen the true power of water at work in 1993 & 1995 on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. I spent months sandbagging and laying rock on levees. No matter how big or strong the levee is, Mother Nature takes what she wants...Let's just be thankful that we have the resources that we have and put them to use now to help people. There is plenty of time to play the blame game and point fingers at a later date...