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    Default Above the fray: an outside perspective.

    In light of some recent discussions about who's to blame for the colossal failure of government to protect and serve its citizens, I thought it would be helpful to get an outside perspective — one not so skewed by the right or the left in this country.

    From the BBC:

    Multiple failures caused relief crisis


    The breakdown of the relief operation in New Orleans was the result of multiple failures by city, state and federal authorities.
    By Paul Reynolds
    World Affairs correspondent, BBC News website


    There was no one cause. The failures began long before the hurricane with a gamble that a Category Four or Five hurricane would not strike New Orleans.

    They continued with an inadequate evacuation plan and culminated in a relief effort hampered by lack of planning, supplies and manpower, and a breakdown in communications of the most basic sort.

    On top of all this, there is the question of whether an earlier intervention by President Bush could have a made a big difference.

    > Read the article.

  2. Default Re: Above the fray: an outside perspective.

    The one thing I commend OK for is that when there is even a chance of a tornado we have warnings in place. No questions asked. We all take heed.

    It seems from that article that not enough people took the advice of the officials and evacuated.

    I think the officials should have provided transport for those who were too ill to leave and provided animal control vehicles to help take out animals.

    This whole event is a terrible shame - too much suffering. It could easily have been avoided.
    " You've Been Thunder Struck ! "

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