The governments of the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana have known for decades that this could happen, but they did not adequately prepare for it.
Now they blame Bush, who has had only a few years in office and is running the WOT as well as the rest of the country.
I get sick of people blaming the President for what the local and state governments should have been prepared for.
Of course, it would have been very expensive, but look at it now.
I feel terribly sorry for most of those trapped in NO, but so very many of them are there by choice. They did not trust the untrustworthy media and the politicans.
I think most do not understand the extreme logictics problems of getting people and materiel into the city. It would do no good just to put people in without the supplies required to do be effective.
When we do send in troops, the people do not want them. I heard one man say that if we send in NG troops to the Convention Center, there will be a gun battle.
What does the government do? They are wrong no matter what they do.
Having said that, there is an incredible number of people who are selflessly helping those in need. May God bless them.