I dont agree with people comparing Floridian Hurricanes and 9/11 to what happened in New Orleans. 90 percent of the city was flooded in, what 20 feet of water? Thats a little different than two buildings being hit by planes or what happens in florida every year. Id hope people in Florida have evacuations down to a science, since they do it almost 2 times a summer. With that being aid though, New Orleans had PLENTY of warning to get out while the going was good. They should know by how many people use Public Transport or how by how many people use welfare or what not that alot of people would not really have any way of getting out of the area. When then MANDATORY evacuation was called they should have been loading people on busses. For the guy that said it takes 6 hours to round trip a bus load, thats one bus, I imagine there are HUNDREDS of busses in New Orleans. Now as for those people that refused to leave, many of them, unlike Floridians had no idea what was coming, or just figured they can sit it out. Well thats just stupid to me. If Im told to get out, im getting out. As for the mayor lashing out like he has, I dont think any of us would know how we would react in a situation like this. I think its unfair for people to bash him. Though I dont think its a good idea cussing out everyone for everything thats going on, thats counterproductive. You got to do what you can do in the time being. I also have to say what if this was a terrorist attack? ISnt that Homeland Security supposed to have plans for things like this? I know it wasnt but just think if it was. There would be an entirely different spin coming from people. Really I dont think there should be any seperation from terrorist attack from big natural disasters. I really think that engineers should have been in there as soon as the storm had passed and repairing those broken levees. I think that theyre should have been a much clearer line of communication between all the levels of govt. Everyone needs to lay off the finger pointing, politics and rhetoric and help out in whatever fashion they can. There will be plenty of time after everything is cleaned up and people secure for the fighting and bickering to start. Lets just hope another hurricane doesnt come by, remember there are still 2 more months in the hurricane season.......
