Originally posted by JaTo:

I dare you to tell me that they weren't warning the Southern states that they were in for a Hell of a ride long before Katrina made landfall...



when did they issue the warning to NO that they would be taking a direct hit? was it enough in advance for FEMA or locals to plan and execute evacuation of the areas expected to be hit?

Originally posted by JaTo:
FEMA can issue warnings, evacuations and mandate removals, but again, their ability of enforcement revolves almost EXCLUSIVELY around local responders; there is no "FEMA-police" going door-to-door telling people to get the hell out of the way. It's local police who are in turn directed by the LOCAL authorities, who are in turn often directed by state leaders, who are in turn ADVISED by Federal agencies...



obviously in a disaster of this scale the local governemnts are overwhelmed and unable to provide the resources necessary. that's why they're declared disaster areas so the FED can provide the help where needed. was that handled properly? NO! and as i've said before no level of gov can escape blame for this.


Originally posted by JaTo:
A profound LACK of state and local preparations is NOT the fault of FEMA, nor is it a "first-responder"; FEMA is a mop-up group and HAS ALWAYS BEEN.



it is well known that there is no way NO could have prepared for this large of a disaster with the warning they had. even if they had gotten everyone out of the city there was nothing the local or state gov could have done about the levies.



Originally posted by JaTo:
Nope; my point in this thread is to show that Nagin is an idiot. He's asking people to come back home to a place that has marginal social services established and was risking this happening again as the levees are STILL damaged and in a weakened state.



no he isn't. last i heard he's telling people to avoid NO. when there was no threat of the hurricane, yes, he was allowing people to come back and check out their homes/property/belongings. not to live but to recover what they could. and how is calling someone an idiot different from bashing? that is the point of this thread no matter how you word it.

Originally posted by JaTo:
Nagin was pissed because FEMAs new director, Thad Allen, in Nagin's own words, "stepped outside his lane by talking directly to the citizens of New Orleans".



and what's wrong with that? what's wrong with him wanting the information to pass through him, as it is now?

Originally posted by JaTo:
Well, doesn't someone have to when you have a reputation for not just dropping the ball, but ENTIRELY ignoring it's existance?



lol! the irony. same thing i was saying about bush. and since you want so bad to turn this into a race issue, i bet if bush was black or latino people like you would have impeached him for iraq fiasco. yeah i said it!

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